Crabeater seal vs Rooting Polypore

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Polyporus
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.