Crabeater seal vs Small-Flowered Winter-Cress

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Barbarea stricta

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Small-Flowered Winter-Cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Small-Flowered Winter-Cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Barbarea
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Barbarea stricta

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Small-Flowered Winter-Cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Small-Flowered Winter-Cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small-Flowered Winter-Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (United States).