Crabeater seal vs Minute pirate bug

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Anthocoris confusus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Minute pirate bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Anthocoridae
Genus	Lobodon	Anthocoris
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Anthocoris confusus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crabeater seal and Minute pirate bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Minute pirate bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Minute pirate bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Minute pirate bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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