Crabeater seal vs Prostrate pigweed

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Amaranthus albus

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Prostrate pigweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Prostrate pigweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Amaranthus
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Amaranthus albus

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Prostrate pigweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (9 countries), Europe (31 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).