Crabeater seal vs Waterbush

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Myoporum montanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Waterbush
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)	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Myoporum
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Myoporum montanum

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Waterbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waterbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Namibia and South Africa.