Crabeater seal vs Phalsa

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Grewia asiatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Phalsa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Malvaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Grewia
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Grewia asiatica

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Phalsa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phalsa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Seychelles, Taiwan, and United States.