Crabeater seal vs Eastern Red Bat

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Lasiurus borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lobodon	Lasiurus
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Lasiurus borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Crabeater seal and Eastern Red Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Eastern Red Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.