The northern elephant seal, also called the northern sea elephant, is one of two living elephant seal species and a member of the true seal family Phocidae. Elephant seals take their name from their great size and from the male's large proboscis, and the species shows extreme sexual size dimorphism paired with a highly polygynous mating system in which a successful male can impregnate as many as fifty females in a single season.
Facts
Scientific NameMirounga angustirostris 3 Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Mirounga, Taxa Source Northern Elephant Seal (Wikidata)
In Biome
Desert, Biomes Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Mirounga angustirostris
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Mirounga angustirostris
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Mirounga angustirostris
In Ecosystem
Source Northern elephant seal (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Northern elephant seal (Wikipedia)
Introduction
The northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) or northern sea elephant, is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the southern elephant seal). It is a member of the family Phocidae (true seals).
History and status
Beginning in the 18th century, northern elephant seals were hunted extensively, almost to extinction by the end of the 19th century, being prized for oil made from their blubber, and the population may have fallen as low as only 20-40 individuals.
Infobox: status2
CITES_A2
Infobox: status
LC
In Ecosystem: Deep Sea, Range and ecology
A female northern elephant seal was documented in 2013 by a deep sea camera at a depth of 894 m (2,933 ft), where she consumed a Pacific hagfish, slurping it up from the ocean floor.
View the Source3. Northern Elephant Seal (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q626023 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Mirounga, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q185231 (Mirounga)
View the Source 4. NatureServe Explorer: Mirounga angustirostris
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Mirounga angustirostris
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyReproduction, lifespan
Range lifespan Status: wild 18 (high) years
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
In Biome: Desert, Habitat Regions, biome: desert or dune
desert or dune desert or dune
In Biome: Intertidal Zone, Habitat Regions, biome: intertidal or littoral
intertidal or littoral intertidal or littoral
In Biome: Open Ocean, Habitat Regions, biome: pelagic
pelagic pelagic
View the Source 6. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: mirounga angustirostris
4955 Mirounga angustirostris Phocidae 60 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_18 ABC M A 0 1 1 Ref_58 ABC 750000 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt row Mirounga angustirostris, Activity columns
Mirounga angustirostris Phocidae 60 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_18 ABC M A 0 1 1
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