Hydrurga is a monotypic genus of true seal, family Phocidae, containing the single species the leopard seal, native to the Southern Ocean of Antarctica and southern Patagonia. It is a long and muscular seal, countershaded with a silver underside and dark grey upper surface, marked with a leopard-like pattern of dark spots, and is the second largest Antarctic seal species, roughly equal in length to a walrus but weighing about half as much.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ16975912, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Leopard seal
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Hydrurga
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 1
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Hydrurga
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Hydrurga" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 0.0117 ... "early_interval": "Holocene"
Wikidata: Leopard Seal
Wikidata Q186663, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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