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Hawaiian Monk Seal

Mammals

The Hawaiian monk seal is a vulnerable species of earless seal in the family Phocidae, endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. 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
Scientific Name
Monachus schauinslandi 6
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 3
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 7
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Phocidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Hawaiian Monk Seal

In Biome

Coral Reef, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Monachus schauinslandi (Animal Diversity Web)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australia

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. Hawaiian monk seal (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) is a vulnerable species of earless seal in the family Phocidae that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
  • Lead
    The small population of about 1,400 individuals is threatened by human encroachment, very low levels of genetic variation, entanglement in fishing nets, marine debris, disease, and past commercial hunting for skins.
View the Source
4. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Monachus schauinslandi (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix I
  • In Biome: Coral Reef, Habitat: Aquatic Biomes
    Aquatic Biomes reef reef Range depth 300 (high) m 984.25 (high) ft Average depth 100 m 328.08 ft
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6. Wikipedia: Hawaiian monk seal
WikipediaWikidata Q695199 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
7. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Mammal row, columns Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal
Quote, Mammal row, columns Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal
Monachus schauinslandi Phocidae 30 0 0 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 D2 M A 1 0 0 Ref_1
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Wikidata: Hawaiian Monk Seal
Child Taxon Of: Phocidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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