Crabeater seal vs Staggerweed

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Dicentra eximia

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Staggerweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Staggerweed
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 eximia

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Staggerweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Staggerweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staggerweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States.