Crabeater seal vs Native Caper

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Capparis canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Native Caper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Capparaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Capparis
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Capparis canescens

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Native Caper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Native Caper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Native Caper

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.