The bearded seal, also called the square-flipper seal, is a medium-sized pinniped found in and near the Arctic Ocean. Its genus name derives from Greek words referring to its heavy jaw, while its species name refers to its most distinctive feature, a dense set of long whiskers that curl elegantly once dry. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
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In Ecosystem
Source Bearded seal (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Bearded seal (Wikipedia)
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
The bearded seal, also called the square-flipper seal, is a medium-sized pinniped found in and near the Arctic Ocean.
- In Ecosystem: Arctic Ocean, Wikipedia intro: "also known as the square-flipper seal, is a medium-sized pinniped that is found in and near to the Arctic Ocean. It gets its generic name from two Greek words (..."
View the Source3. Wikidata: Erignathus
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Wikidata Q149405 (P225 taxon name)
- Child Taxon Of: Phocidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. Wikipedia: Bearded seal
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameterQuote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = NT
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