Crabeater seal vs wall scalewort

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Porellaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Porella
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).