Crabeater seal vs Ruddy Dandelion

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Taraxacum rubicundum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Ruddy Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lobodon	Taraxacum
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Taraxacum rubicundum

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Ruddy Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Ruddy Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruddy Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.