Crabeater seal vs White Cheese Polypore

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Tyromyces
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.