Crabeater seal vs small-seed alfalfa dodder

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Cuscuta planiflora

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while small-seed alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Cuscuta
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Cuscuta planiflora

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

small-seed alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small-seed alfalfa dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (8 countries).