Crabeater seal vs yellowtop

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Flaveria linearis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	yellowtop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lobodon	Flaveria
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Flaveria linearis

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

yellowtop

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	yellowtop
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellowtop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and Taiwan.