Crabeater seal vs Tailed Dandelion

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Taraxacum aurosulum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Tailed Dandelion
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	Taraxacum
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Taraxacum aurosulum

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Tailed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Tailed Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tailed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.