Crabeater seal vs Wedgeleaf dock

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Rumex frutescens

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Wedgeleaf dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Wedgeleaf dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Rumex
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Rumex frutescens

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Wedgeleaf dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Wedgeleaf dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wedgeleaf dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).