Crabeater seal vs Forcipate Emerald

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Somatochlora forcipata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Forcipate Emerald
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)	Corduliidae
Genus	Lobodon	Somatochlora
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Somatochlora forcipata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Forcipate Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Forcipate Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forcipate Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.