Crabeater seal vs Eastern Forktail

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Ischnura verticalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Eastern Forktail
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)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Lobodon	Ischnura
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Ischnura verticalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Eastern Forktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.