Crabeater seal vs Japanese Water Shrew

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Soricidae
Genus	Lobodon	Chimarrogale
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crabeater seal and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.