The harbor seal, also called the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere, in the coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans and the Baltic and North Seas. It is the most widely distributed of all pinniped species. 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) System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Phoca, Taxa Source Harbor Seal (Wikidata)
In Biome
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, 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: Russia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ukraine, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
3. Harbor Seal (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q26913 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Phoca, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q878742 (Phoca)
View the Source 4. Harbor seal (Wikipedia)
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
In Biome: Marine, Lead section
The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere.
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