Crabeater seal vs Scotch Ermel

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Swammerdamia passerella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Scotch Ermel
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)	Yponomeutidae
Genus	Lobodon	Swammerdamia
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Swammerdamia passerella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Scotch Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Scotch Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scotch Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.