Crabeater seal vs snow fleabane

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Erigeron nivalis

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while snow fleabane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	snow fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lobodon	Erigeron
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Erigeron nivalis

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

snow fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

snow fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.