Crabeater seal vs small teasel

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Dipsacus pilosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	small teasel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Dipsacus
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Dipsacus pilosus

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

small teasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	small teasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small teasel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.