Crabeater seal vs White Broom

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Cytisus multiflorus

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while White Broom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	White Broom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Cytisus
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Cytisus multiflorus

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

White Broom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	White Broom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Broom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (India), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).