Home›Mammals›Everyday Group›Pinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)GroupPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)This group gathers Mammals subcategory members belonging to the clade Pinnipedia, the fin footed marine carnivorans, whose limbs have been reshaped into flippers for swimming while most species still return to land or sea ice to breed, molt and rest. It spans the earless or true seals, which move on land by awkwardly flexing their whole body since their hind flippers cannot rotate forward, the eared seals, the sea lions and fur seals, which can rotate their hind flippers under the body to walk more like a land mammal, and the walrus, the only living member of its own family, recognized by its long tusks used in dominance displays and to help haul its body onto ice. Pinnipeds are themselves nested within the broader carnivoran family tree, most closely related to bears and to the weasel family, though this atlas keeps them in their own group given their fully distinct, water adapted body plan.FactsPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonTaxonomic Rank OrderWell-attested5 1Reproductive ModeWell-attestedViviparous (Live-Bearing) 2Pinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Filter Results22 entriesCommon GroupAllPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus) (22)HabitatAllCoral Reef (1)Desert (1)Freshwater (1)Intertidal Zone (3)Marine (6)Neritic Zone (1)Open Ocean (7)River (2)Sea Ice (5)Where It LivesAllAfrica (2)Argentina (2)Australia (4)Belgium (7)Brazil (3)Canada (3)Chile (2)Colombia (1)Denmark (6)Ecuador (1)France (1)Germany (1)Greece (1)Ireland (1)Japan (1)Kazakhstan (1)Mexico (4)Morocco (1)Mozambique (1)Namibia (1)Netherlands (2)New Zealand (5)North America (13)Norway (7)Poland (3)Portugal (1)Russia (4)South Africa (2)South America (2)South Asia (5)Spain (4)Sweden (3)Turkmenistan (1)Ukraine (4)United Kingdom (1)United States (1)Uruguay (2)Conservation StatusAllEndangered (2)Least Concern (13)Near Threatened (3)Vulnerable (4)DietAllCarnivore (2)Filter Feeder (1)Piscivore (19)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (2)Marine (20)Marine and Freshwater (1)Terrestrial (2)Living or ExtinctAllYes (22)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (1)Hunted or Fished (20)No Significant Interaction with Humans (1)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (2)Appendix II (2)Appendix III (2)Not Listed (18)NatureServe RankAllG3 Vulnerable (2)G4 Apparently Secure (4)G5 Secure (7)EcosystemAllAntarctic Peninsula (4)Arctic Ocean (5)Caspian Sea (1)Deep Sea (1)Gulf of California (1)Lake Baikal (1)Mediterranean Basin (1)Ross Sea (2)Svalbard (2)TaxonomyAllCallorhinus (1)Mirounga (1)Odobenidae (1)Otariidae (2)Phoca (2)Phocidae (12)Pusa (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 22Baikal SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Bearded SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)California Sea LionPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Caspian SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Crabeater SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Grey SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Harbor SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Harp SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Hawaiian Monk SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Hooded SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Leopard SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Mediterranean Monk SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Northern Elephant SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Northern fur sealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Ribbon SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Ringed SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Ross SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Southern Elephant SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Spotted SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Steller Sea LionPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)WalrusPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Weddell SealPinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus)Sources1. Wikipedia: Taxonomic ranktier 2WikipediaTaxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 515495Quote, Taxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 515495kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, and speciesView the Source2. Wikipedia: Mammaltier 2WikipediaMammal, lead section, group 515495Quote, Mammal, lead section, group 515495All modern mammals give birth to live young, except the five species of monotremes, which lay eggs.View the SourceArchaeodobenus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Archaeodobenus akamatsui, LeadQuote, Has Member: Archaeodobenus akamatsui, LeadIt belonged to the Odobenidae familyView the SourcePrototaria (Wikipedia)Has Member: Prototaria primigena, LeadIt belonged to the family OdobenidaeHas Member: Prototaria planicephala, LeadIt belonged to the family OdobenidaeView the SourceProneotherium (Wikipedia)Has Member: Proneotherium repenningi, LeadQuote, Has Member: Proneotherium repenningi, LeadIt belonged to the family OdobenidaeView the SourceNanodobenus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Nanodobenus arandai, LeadQuote, Has Member: Nanodobenus arandai, LeadIt belonged to the family OdobenidaeView the SourceNeotherium (Wikipedia)Has Member: Neotherium mirum, LeadQuote, Has Member: Neotherium mirum, LeadNeotherium mirum is an extinct species of basal walrus.View the SourceImagotaria (Wikipedia)Has Member: Imagotaria downsi, LeadQuote, Has Member: Imagotaria downsi, LeadImagotaria is an extinct monotypic genus of walrusView the SourceKamtschatarctos (Wikipedia)Has Member: Kamtschatarctos sinelnikovae, LeadQuote, Has Member: Kamtschatarctos sinelnikovae, LeadIt belonged to the family OdobenidaeView the SourcePelagiarctos (Wikipedia)Has Member: Pelagiarctos thomasi, LeadQuote, Has Member: Pelagiarctos thomasi, Leadit is now usually considered to be a basal OdobenidaeView the SourceTitanotaria (Wikipedia)Has Member: Titanotaria orangensis, LeadQuote, Has Member: Titanotaria orangensis, LeadTitanotaria is a genus of late, basal walrus from the Miocene of Orange County, California.View the SourceOdobenidae (Wikipedia)Has Member: Pseudotaria muramotoi, Taxonomy†PseudotariaHas Member: Protodobenus japonicus, Taxonomy†ProtodobenusHas Member: Odobenus mandanoensis, LeadOdobenidae is a family of pinnipedsView the SourcePontolis (Wikipedia)Has Member: Pontolis magnus, LeadPontolis is an extinct genus of large walrus. It contained three species, P. magnus, P. barroni, and P. kohnoi.Has Member: Pontolis barroni, LeadPontolis is an extinct genus of large walrus. It contained three species, P. magnus, P. barroni, and P. kohnoi.Has Member: Pontolis kohnoi, LeadPontolis is an extinct genus of large walrus. It contained three species, P. magnus, P. barroni, and P. kohnoi.View the SourcePliopedia (Wikipedia)Has Member: Pliopedia pacifica, LeadQuote, Has Member: Pliopedia pacifica, LeadPliopedia pacifica is an extinct species of walrusView the SourceAivukus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Aivukus cedrosensis, LeadQuote, Has Member: Aivukus cedrosensis, LeadAivukus is an extinct genus of walrus from the Miocene.View the SourceOntocetus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Ontocetus emmonsi, LeadOntocetus is an extinct genus of walrus, an aquatic carnivoran of the family OdobenidaeHas Member: Ontocetus posti, LeadOntocetus is an extinct genus of walrus, an aquatic carnivoran of the family OdobenidaeView the SourceValenictus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Valenictus chulavistensis, LeadValenictus is an extinct genus of Odobenidae from the Pliocene of California.Has Member: Valenictus sheperdi, LeadValenictus is an extinct genus of Odobenidae from the Pliocene of California.Has Member: Valenictus imperialensis, LeadValenictus is an extinct genus of Odobenidae from the Pliocene of California.View the SourceDusignathus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Dusignathus seftoni, LeadDusignathus is an extinct genus of walrus belonging to the family Odobenidae.Has Member: Dusignathus santacruzensis, LeadDusignathus is an extinct genus of walrus belonging to the family Odobenidae.View the SourceGomphotaria (Wikipedia)Has Member: Gomphotaria pugnax, LeadQuote, Has Member: Gomphotaria pugnax, LeadGomphotaria is a genus of very large shellfish-eating dusignathine walrus found along the coast of what is now California, during the late Miocene.View the SourceOsodobenus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Osodobenus eodon, LeadQuote, Has Member: Osodobenus eodon, LeadOsodobenus is an extinct genus of walrus from the Miocene to Pliocene of California.View the SourceCaribbean monk seal (Wikipedia)Has Member: Caribbean monk seal, LeadQuote, Has Member: Caribbean monk seal, LeadThe Caribbean monk seal (Neomonachus tropicalis), also known as the West Indian seal or sea wolf, is an extinct species of seal native to the Caribbean.View the SourceWikipedia: South American sea lionHas Member: South American Sea Lion, Article text, grpQuote, Has Member: South American Sea Lion, Article text, grpis a sea lion found on the western and southeastern coasts of South AmericaView the SourceAustralian sea lion (Wikipedia)Has Member: Australian Sea Lion, Article text, grpQuote, Has Member: Australian Sea Lion, Article text, grpis a species of sea lion that is the only endemic pinniped in AustraliaView the SourceWikipedia: New Zealand sea lionHas Member: New Zealand Sea Lion, Article text, grpQuote, Has Member: New Zealand Sea Lion, Article text, grpis a species of sea lion that is endemic to New ZealandView the SourceArctocephalus pusillus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Cape Fur Seal, Article text, grpQuote, Has Member: Cape Fur Seal, Article text, grpArctocephalus pusillus, commonly known as the Afro-Australian fur seal, or brown fur seal is a species of fur seal.View the SourceSubantarctic fur seal (Wikipedia)Has Member: Subantarctic Fur Seal, Article text, grpQuote, Has Member: Subantarctic Fur Seal, Article text, grpis a species of eared seal found in the southern parts of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic OceansView the SourceAntarctic fur seal (Wikipedia)Has Member: Antarctic Fur Seal, Article text, grpQuote, Has Member: Antarctic Fur Seal, Article text, grpThe Antarctic fur seal is a member of the genus Arctocephalus.View the SourceGuadalupe fur seal (Wikipedia)Has Member: Guadalupe Fur Seal, Article text, grpQuote, Has Member: Guadalupe Fur Seal, Article text, grpis one of eight members of the fur seal genus ArctocephalusView the SourceJuan Fernández fur seal (Wikipedia)Has Member: Juan Fernández Fur Seal, Article text, grpQuote, Has Member: Juan Fernández Fur Seal, Article text, grpThe Juan Fernandez fur seal is part of the group of eared seals.View the SourceArctocephalus forsteri (Wikipedia)Has Member: New Zealand Fur Seal, Article text, grpQuote, Has Member: New Zealand Fur Seal, Article text, grpis a species of fur seal found mainly around southern Australia and New ZealandView the SourceGalápagos fur seal (Wikipedia)Has Member: Galápagos Fur Seal, Article text, grpQuote, Has Member: Galápagos Fur Seal, Article text, grpis one of eight seals in the genus ArctocephalusView the SourceSouth American fur seal (Wikipedia)Has Member: South American Fur Seal, Article text, grpQuote, Has Member: South American Fur Seal, Article text, grpThe South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) breeds on the coasts of Peru, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.View the SourceGalápagos sea lion (Wikipedia)Has Member: Galápagos Sea Lion, Article text, grpQuote, Has Member: Galápagos Sea Lion, Article text, grpThe species belongs to the family Otariidae and genus Zalophus.View the SourceJapanese sea lion (Wikipedia)Has Member: Japanese Sea Lion, Article text, grpQuote, Has Member: Japanese Sea Lion, Article text, grpThe Japanese sea lion (Zalophus japonicus)View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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