Crabeater seal vs persimmon

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Diospyros kaki

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Diospyros
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Diospyros kaki

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).