Crabeater seal vs round-leaf cassia

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Crabeater seal round-leaf cassia
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Phocidae (True Seals) Fabaceae
Genus Lobodon Chamaecrista
Species Lobodon carcinophaga Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Crabeater seal round-leaf cassia
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Crabeater seal

No description available.

round-leaf cassia

No description available.

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