Crabeater seal vs Squirrel Corn

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Lobodon	Dicentra
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.