What is the difference between a habeas claim and a non-habeas claim?

Where the complaint states a habeas claim instead of a 1983 claim, the court should dismiss the claim without prejudice for failure to exhaust, rather than converting it to a habeas action and addressing it on the merits. See Blueford v. Prunty, 108 F.3d 251, 255 (9^th Cir. 1997);

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Trimble v. City of Santa Rosa, 49 F.3d 583, 586 (9^th Cir. 1995). Where the complaint alleges claims that sound in habeas and claims that do not, the court should allow the non-habeas claims to proceed. See Ybarra v. Reno Thunderbird Mobile Home Village, 723 F.2d 675, 681-82 (9^th Cir. 1984).