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Northern Elephant Seal

Mammals

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. 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 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Mirounga angustirostris 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
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
Open Ocean, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Mirounga angustirostris

In Ecosystem

Deep Sea, Ecosystems
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.
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3. 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)
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Mirounga angustirostris
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Mirounga angustirostris
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • 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
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