Crabeater seal vs Sweetflag Spreadwing

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Lestes forcipatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Sweetflag Spreadwing
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)	Lestidae
Genus	Lobodon	Lestes
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Lestes forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Sweetflag Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetflag Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.