Crabeater seal vs Wild Buttercup

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Ranunculus multifidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Wild Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Ranunculus
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Ranunculus multifidus

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Wild Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Wild Buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.