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Crabeater Seal

Lobodon carcinophaga

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 0, February 3, March 0, April 1, May 1, June 0, July 3, August 0, September 0, October 0, November 0, December 0.
New Zealand8
Otago Region6
Australia4
Brazil4
Rio Grande do Sul4
United States3
Victoria3
Arizona2
Argentina2
New Mexico1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderCarnivorans · Carnivora
FamilyEarless Seals · Phocidae
GenusCrabeater Seals · Lobodon

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Crabeater Seal with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.