Crabeater seal vs snow draba

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Draba nivalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	snow draba
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	Draba
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Draba nivalis

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

snow draba

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	snow draba
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

snow draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.