Taxa

Odobenidae

Family

Citation Formats

General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Odobenidae." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/family-odobenidae.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Odobenidae. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/family-odobenidae

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-odobenidae,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Odobenidae},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/family-odobenidae},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

A family represented today by a single living species, the walrus, a large marine carnivore of Arctic waters distinguished by prominent tusks (enlarged canine teeth) used for hauling out onto ice and, in disputed contexts, for foraging and display.

Facts

Disputed

Member Species/Taxa Count

1 1

Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.

Taxonomic Rank

Family 1

Scientific Name

Odobenidae 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Child Taxon Of

Carnivora

Source Catalogue of Life

Sources

1. Catalogue of Life

Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source

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