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Northern fur seal

Mammals

The northern fur seal is an eared seal found along the north Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk. It is the largest member of the fur seal subfamily Arctocephalinae and the only living species in the genus Callorhinus, though a single fossil species, Callorhinus gilmorei, is known from the Pliocene of Japan and western North America. 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
G3 Vulnerable 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Callorhinus ursinus 4
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Callorhinus, Taxa
Source Northern fur seal (Wikidata)

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Northern fur seal (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Mexico

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Russia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Ukraine

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Northern fur seal (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) is an eared seal found along the north Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, and the Sea of Okhotsk.
  • Infobox: status
    VU
  • In Biome: Marine, Lead section
    The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) is an eared seal found along the north Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, and the Sea of Okhotsk.
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Callorhinus ursinus (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)
    Historically, northern fur seals have been hunted by humans for their pelts, which continue to be harvested through a managed system
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4. Northern fur seal (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q7966 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
  • Child Taxon Of: Callorhinus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q4412222 (Callorhinus)
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Callorhinus ursinus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G3"
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