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Ringed Seal

Mammals

The ringed seal is a small earless seal found across Arctic and sub-Arctic regions, taking its common name from the distinctive pattern of dark spots ringed by lighter gray that marks its coat. 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
G4 Apparently Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Pusa hispida 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pusa, Taxa
Source Ringed Seal (Wikidata)

In Biome

Sea Ice, Biomes
Source Ringed Seal (Wikidata)

In Ecosystem

Arctic Ocean, Ecosystems
Source Ringed seal (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Belgium

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.

Poland

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sweden

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Pusa hispida (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)
    Alaskan natives use ringed seals for food and oil
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4. Ringed Seal (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q203208 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pusa, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q310863 (Pusa)
  • In Biome: Sea Ice, Introduction
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Pusa hispida
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
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6. Ringed seal (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Ecosystem: Arctic Ocean, Wikipedia intro: "ost abundant and wide-ranging ice seal in the Northern Hemisphere; they can be found throughout the Arctic Ocean, into the Bering Sea and Okhotsk Sea as far sou..."
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