Crabeater seal vs Stinking Earthfan

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Lobodon	Thelephora
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.