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Baikal Seal

Mammals

The Baikal seal, also called the Lake Baikal seal or nerpa, is a species of earless seal found only in Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. It is among the smallest true seals and one of the few pinniped species confined entirely to fresh water; its closest relatives are the ringed seal of the Arctic Ocean and the Caspian seal, which similarly lives in a single inland body of water, the saltwater Caspian Sea. 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)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Pusa sibirica 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pusa, Taxa
Source Baikal Seal (Wikidata)

In Biome

Freshwater, Biomes
Source Baikal seal (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Lake Baikal, Ecosystems
Source Baikal seal (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Russia

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. Baikal seal (Wikipedia)
  • Relation to humans and conservation
    In 2012-2013, it was estimated that 2,300-2,800 were hunted per year (combined legal hunting and poaching).
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro: ", Russia. The Baikal seal is one of the smallest earless/true seals, and one of the few exclusively freshwater pinniped species. The related Caspian seal inhabi..."
  • In Ecosystem: Lake Baikal, Lead
    The Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica), also known as Lake Baikal seal or nerpa (нерпа), is a species of earless seal endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia.
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4. Baikal Seal (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q4535 (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)
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5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Pusa sibirica (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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