Crabeater seal vs Suffocated clover

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Trifolium suffocatum

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Suffocated clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Suffocated clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Trifolium
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Trifolium suffocatum

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Suffocated clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Suffocated clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Suffocated clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).