Crabeater seal vs orangeback flying squid

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Lobodon	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crabeater seal and orangeback flying squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	orangeback flying squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

orangeback flying squid