Crabeater seal vs Stinking chamomile

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Stinking chamomile
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	Anthemis
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.