Crabeater seal vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
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 tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).