Crabeater seal vs Rusty Snaketail

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Gomphidae
Genus	Lobodon	Ophiogomphus
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Rusty Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.