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Caspian Seal

Mammals

The Caspian seal is one of the smallest members of the earless seal family and is unique among seals in living exclusively in the brackish Caspian Sea. It occupies the sea's shorelines as well as its rocky islands and floating ice, wintering along the northern Caspian coast and moving, as the ice melts, into the river deltas of the Volga and Ural and the cooler, deeper southern waters. 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 and Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Pusa caspica 3
Conservation Status
Endangered 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pusa, Taxa
Source Caspian Seal (Wikidata)

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Caspian seal (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Caspian Sea, Ecosystems
Source Caspian seal (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Kazakhstan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Turkmenistan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Caspian seal (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Phoca caspica) is one of the smallest members of the earless seal family and unique in that it is found exclusively in the brackish Caspian Sea.
  • Ecological threats
    They are also hunted by humans for subsistence and commerce.
  • Infobox: status
    EN
  • In Biome: River, Wikipedia intro: "nd warmer parts of the spring and autumn season, it also occurs in the deltas of the Volga and Ural Rivers, as well as the southern latitudes of the Caspian whe..."
  • In Ecosystem: Caspian Sea, Lead
    Phoca caspica) is one of the smallest members of the earless seal family and unique in that it is found exclusively in the brackish Caspian Sea.
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3. Caspian Seal (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q742727 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pusa, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q310863 (Pusa)
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4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Pusa caspica (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
Quote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
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