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Crabeater Seal

Mammals

The crabeater seal, also called the krill-eater seal, is a true seal with a circumpolar distribution around the Antarctic coast and the sole member of the genus Lobodon. Medium to large in size, slender and pale in color, it rests, mates and hunts primarily from the free-floating pack ice that seasonally extends out from Antarctica, and it is by far the most abundant seal species in the world, with population estimates ranging from at least 7 million to as many as 75 million individuals. Its success rests on finely lobed, sieve-like teeth specialized for filtering the Antarctic krill that make up almost its entire diet. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Filter Feeder 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Lobodon carcinophaga 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Phocidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Lobodon

In Biome

Sea Ice, Biomes
Source Crabeater seal (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Argentina, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: New Zealand, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Uruguay, found in there.
Sources
1. Crabeater seal (Wikipedia)
In Biome: Sea Ice, Lead section
Quote, In Biome: Sea Ice, Lead section
They are medium- to large-sized (over 2 m (6.6 ft) in length), relatively slender and pale-colored, found primarily on the free-floating pack ice that extends seasonally out from the Antarctic coast, which they use as a platform for resting, mating, social aggregation and accessing their prey.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Wikidata: Lobodon
Wikidata
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q626027 (P225 taxon name)
  • Child Taxon Of: Phocidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. Wikipedia: Crabeater seal
WikipediaSpeciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
Quote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
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