Crabeater seal vs Toothwort

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Lathraea squamaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Lathraea
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.