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Hooded Seal

Mammals

The hooded seal, also called the bladdernose seal, is a large phocid seal restricted to the central and western North Atlantic, from Svalbard in the east to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the west, and the only species in the genus Cystophora. Adults are silver-grey or white with variable black spotting, while pups, known as bluebacks for their blue-grey backs and whitish bellies, shed this natal coat after about 14 months. 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)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Cystophora cristata 4
Conservation Status
Endangered 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Phocidae, Taxa
Source Hooded Seal (Wikidata)

In Biome

Open Ocean, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Cystophora cristata

In Ecosystem

Svalbard, Ecosystems
Source Hooded seal (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Belgium

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Canada

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Denmark

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Spain

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Cystophora cristata (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (hunted-fished)
    Hooded seals have played an important role in subsistence for the natives of Greenland and Canada who hunt these seals for a source of food
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4. Hooded Seal (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q214287 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
  • Child Taxon Of: Phocidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Cystophora cristata
NatureServe Explorer
  • Global rank (roundedGRank)
    "roundedGRank": "G5"
  • In Biome: Open Ocean, Species characteristics: Pelagic
    "marineHabitatDescEn": "Pelagic"
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6. Hooded seal (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    EN
  • In Ecosystem: Svalbard, Wikipedia intro: "hora cristata) is a large phocid found only in the central and western North Atlantic, ranging from Svalbard in the east to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the west..."
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