Crabeater seal vs Rock Whitlowgrass

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Draba norvegica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Rock Whitlowgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Draba
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Draba norvegica

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Rock Whitlowgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Rock Whitlowgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rock Whitlowgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.