Crabeater seal vs Spitting Spider

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Scytodes thoracica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Scytodidae
Genus	Lobodon	Scytodes
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).