Crabeater seal vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Crabeater seal Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Mammalia (mamíferos) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Phocidae (True Seals) Dasyuridae
Genus Lobodon Sminthopsis
Species Lobodon carcinophaga Sminthopsis hirtipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Crabeater seal and Hairy-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Crabeater seal Hairy-footed dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crabeater seal

No description available.

Hairy-footed dunnart

No description available.

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