Crabeater seal vs Throat botfly

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Oestridae
Genus	Lobodon	Gasterophilus
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.