buttoned snout vs Crabeater seal

Hypena rostralis compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	buttoned snout	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	Hypena	Lobodon
Species	Hypena rostralis	Lobodon carcinophaga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

buttoned snout

LC — Least Concern

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	buttoned snout	Crabeater seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

buttoned snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

buttoned snout

The Buttoned snout (Hypena rostralis) is a species in the genus Hypena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.