Crabeater seal vs Sacatrapo

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Caperonia palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Sacatrapo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Caperonia
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Caperonia palustris

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Sacatrapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Sacatrapo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sacatrapo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (6 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).