Crabeater seal vs Pepperweed

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Lepidium ramosissimum

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Pepperweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Pepperweed
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)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Lepidium
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Lepidium ramosissimum

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Pepperweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Pepperweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pepperweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.