Crabeater seal vs toothcup

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Lythraceae
Genus	Lobodon	Ammannia
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).