Crabeater seal vs scimitar-bean

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	scimitar-bean
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	Canavalia
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).