Crabeater seal vs Year Bean

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Crabeater seal is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Year Bean
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	Phaseolus
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Year Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.