Crabeater seal vs Dark Spreadwing

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Lestes macrostigma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Dark Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Lestidae
Genus	Lobodon	Lestes
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Lestes macrostigma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Dark Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Dark Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.