blackneck vs Crabeater seal

Lygephila pastinum compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blackneck	Crabeater seal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Erebidae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Lygephila	Lobodon
Species	Lygephila pastinum	Lobodon carcinophaga

Evolutionary Relationship

blackneck and Crabeater seal share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blackneck

LC — Least Concern

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

blackneck

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blackneck

The Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum) is a species in the genus Lygephila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.