Crabeater seal vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Crabeater seal Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Phocidae (True Seals) Cricetidae
Genus Lobodon Myodes
Species Lobodon carcinophaga Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crabeater seal and Gray Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Crabeater seal Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Crabeater seal

No description available.

Gray Red-backed Vole

No description available.

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