Crabeater seal vs roundleaf toothcup

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Rotala rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	roundleaf toothcup
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)	Lythraceae
Genus	Lobodon	Rotala
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Rotala rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

roundleaf toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	roundleaf toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

roundleaf toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.