Crabeater seal vs slender broomrape

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Orobanche gracilis

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while slender broomrape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	slender broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Orobanche
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Orobanche gracilis

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

slender broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	slender broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.