Brown Flat-body vs Northern elephant seal

Depressaria badiella compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Flat-body	Northern elephant 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	Depressariidae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Depressaria	Mirounga
Species	Depressaria badiella	Mirounga angustirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Flat-body and Northern elephant seal share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Flat-body	Northern elephant seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Northern elephant seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Flat-body

The Brown Flat-body (Depressaria badiella) is a species in the genus Depressaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.