The spotted seal, also called the larga or largha seal, is an earless seal that inhabits ice floes and waters of the North Pacific, primarily along the continental shelf of the Beaufort, Chukchi, Bering and Okhotsk Seas, ranging south to the northern Yellow Sea and western Sea of Japan and into Alaskan waters during the ice-free summer and autumn. It is closely related to, and often mingles with, the harbor seal in areas where their ranges overlap, and the two are sometimes mistaken for one another. 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
System (Realm) System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Phoca, Taxa Source Spotted seal (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Phoca largha
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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. Spotted seal (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q494968 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a terrestrial habitat type.
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Phoca, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q878742 (Phoca)
View the Source 3. Spotted seal (Wikipedia)
Introduction
It inhabits ice floes and waters of the north Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas. It is primarily found along the continental shelf of the Beaufort, Chukchi, Bering and Okhotsk Seas and south to the northern Yellow Sea and it migrates south as far as northern Huanghai and the western Sea of Japan.
Infobox: status
LC
View the Source4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Phoca largha
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (hunted-fished)
Alaska Natives and some Russian hunters rely on spotted seals as part of their subsistence lifestyle
In Biome: Open Ocean, Habitat Regions, biome: pelagic
pelagic pelagic
View the Source 5. NatureServe Explorer: Phoca largha
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
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