Crabeater seal vs Fruit Fly

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Urophora cardui

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Tephritidae
Genus	Lobodon	Urophora
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Urophora cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Fruit Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.