The northern fur seal is an eared seal found along the north Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk. It is the largest member of the fur seal subfamily Arctocephalinae and the only living species in the genus Callorhinus, though a single fossil species, Callorhinus gilmorei, is known from the Pliocene of Japan and western North America. 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
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Northern fur seal (Wikidata)
In Biome
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Russia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ukraine, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Northern fur seal (Wikipedia)
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
The northern fur seal is an eared seal found along the north Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = VU
In Biome: Marine, Lead section
The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) is an eared seal found along the north Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, and the Sea of Okhotsk.
View the Source3. Northern fur seal (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q7966 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
- Child Taxon Of: Callorhinus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q4412222 (Callorhinus)
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