Crabeater seal vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Lobodon	Sminthopsis
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Sminthopsis griseoventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Crabeater seal and Gray-bellied dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Gray-bellied dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.