northern fur seal
E477720
The northern fur seal is a marine mammal of the eared seal family known for its thick fur, long migrations across the North Pacific, and large breeding colonies on remote islands.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eared seal
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fur seal ⓘ marine mammal ⓘ pinniped ⓘ |
| behavior |
forms large breeding colonies
ⓘ
highly pelagic outside breeding season ⓘ |
| binomialAuthority | Linnaeus, 1758 ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | summer ⓘ |
| breedingSite |
Bogoslof Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commander Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Pribilof Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Robben Island (Russia) NERFINISHED ⓘ San Miguel Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | northern fur seal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationAction | international protection under the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention (historical and successors) ⓘ |
| diet |
fish
ⓘ
krill ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distribution |
Bering Sea
NERFINISHED
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North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Otariidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| femaleBodyLength | about 1.3 m to 1.5 m ⓘ |
| femaleBodyMass | about 30 kg to 50 kg ⓘ |
| genus | Callorhinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 1 year including delayed implantation ⓘ |
| habitat |
open ocean
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rocky breeding rookeries ⓘ subarctic waters ⓘ |
| hasFur |
dense guard hairs
ⓘ
thick underfur ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | about 20 to 25 years ⓘ |
| litterSize | usually one pup ⓘ |
| locomotion |
quadrupedal movement on land
ⓘ
swimming with foreflippers ⓘ |
| maleBodyLength | up to about 2.1 m ⓘ |
| maleBodyMass | up to about 270 kg ⓘ |
| migrationBehavior | long-distance pelagic migrations ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Callorhinus
ⓘ
Otariidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | polygynous breeding system ⓘ |
| scientificName | Callorhinus ursinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sensoryAbility |
good hearing in air and water
ⓘ
good underwater vision ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | strong ⓘ |
| suborder | Caniformia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superfamily | Pinnipedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
entanglement in fishing gear ⓘ historical commercial hunting ⓘ overfishing of prey species ⓘ |
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