Crabeater seal vs Red melastome

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Lobodon	Melastoma
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.