Crabeater seal vs Fragile Forktail

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Ischnura posita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Fragile 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 posita

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Fragile Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fragile Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.