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Phocidae

Mammal Families

The earless (true) seals: marine carnivores lacking external ear flaps, with hind flippers that cannot rotate forward, making them far less mobile on land than the eared seals but often more efficient swimmers. Phocidae includes the elephant seals, the largest seals of any family.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
19 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Scientific Name
Phocidae 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Carnivora, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Bearded Seal, Species
Source Wikidata: Erignathus
Crabeater Seal, Species
Source Wikidata: Lobodon
Grey Seal, Species
Source Wikidata: Halichoerus
Harp Seal, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Hawaiian Monk Seal, Species
Source Wikidata: Hawaiian Monk Seal
Hooded Seal, Species
Source Hooded Seal (Wikidata)
Leopard Seal, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Mediterranean Monk Seal, Species
Source Wikidata: Monachus
Ribbon Seal, Species
Source Wikidata: Histriophoca
Ross Seal, Species
Source Wikidata: Ommatophoca
Southern Elephant Seal, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Weddell Seal, Species
Source Wikidata: Leptonychotes
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25587, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Phocidae
Wikidata Q25587, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Halichoerus
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Grey Seal, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Erignathus
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Bearded Seal, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Lobodon
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Crabeater Seal, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Ommatophoca
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Ross Seal, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Leptonychotes
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Weddell Seal, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Histriophoca
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Ribbon Seal, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Hooded Seal (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Hooded Seal, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Monachus
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Mediterranean Monk Seal, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Hawaiian Monk Seal
Parent Taxon Of: Hawaiian Monk Seal, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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