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Grey Seal

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The grey seal, called gray seal in the United States, is a large true seal in the family Phocidae and the only species in the genus Halichoerus, found on both shores of the North Atlantic. Its scientific name, Halichoerus grypus, translates from Latin as hook-nosed sea pig, and it is also known as the horsehead seal for its large head. 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
Piscivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Halichoerus grypus 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Phocidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Halichoerus
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Grey seal (Wikipedia)
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
Quote, System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
Its scientific name, Halichoerus grypus, translates from Latin as hook-nosed sea pig, and it is also known as the horsehead seal for its large head.
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3. Wikidata: Halichoerus
Wikidata
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q27370 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata Q27370 (P1034 main food source): fish
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): fish.
  • Wikidata Q27370 (P1034 main food source): Octopoda
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): Octopoda.
  • Child Taxon Of: Phocidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. Wikipedia: Grey seal
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
Quote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
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