Crabeater seal vs Three-striped Dasher

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Micrathyria didyma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Three-striped Dasher
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)	Libellulidae
Genus	Lobodon	Micrathyria
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Micrathyria didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

Crabeater seal and Three-striped Dasher share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Three-striped Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Three-striped Dasher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-striped Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.