Crabeater seal vs Plain Plume

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Hellinsia tephradactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Plain Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Lobodon	Hellinsia
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Hellinsia tephradactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Crabeater seal and Plain Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Plain Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Plain Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (27 countries).