Crabeater seal vs Elegant Spreadwing

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Lestes inaequalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Elegant 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 inaequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.