Crabeater seal vs Great Dusky Swift

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Cypseloides senex

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Great Dusky Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Apodidae
Genus	Lobodon	Cypseloides
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Cypseloides senex

Evolutionary Relationship

Crabeater seal and Great Dusky Swift share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Great Dusky Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Dusky Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.