Crabeater seal vs Red ash

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Alphitonia
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.