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Harbor Seal

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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
Diet
Piscivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Phoca vitulina 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Phoca, Taxa
Source Harbor Seal (Wikidata)

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Harbor seal (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
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)
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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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