Odobenus

E663874

genus taxon

Odobenus is the genus of large marine mammals commonly known as walruses, characterized by their long tusks, whiskered faces, and Arctic habitat.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Odobenus rosmarus	2

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
breathing	air-breathing mammal ⓘ
breedingHabitat	coastal areas ⓘ ice floes ⓘ
characteristic	long tusks ⓘ whiskered faces ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	walruses ⓘ
communication	vocalizations above and below water ⓘ
conservationConcern	vulnerable to climate change ⓘ
describedAs	large marine mammals ⓘ
diet	benthic invertebrates ⓘ mollusks ⓘ
distribution	Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecologicalRole	benthic predator ⓘ important Arctic marine mammal ⓘ
family	Odobenidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLivingSpecies	Odobenus rosmarus NERFINISHED ⓘ
infraorder	Pinnipedia NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifespan	can exceed 30 years in the wild ⓘ
lifestyle	amphibious ⓘ
locomotionOnLand	uses tusks and foreflippers to haul out ⓘ
movement	capable of swimming long distances ⓘ
nativeRegion	Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ subarctic ⓘ
notableAdaptation	enlarged upper canines forming tusks ⓘ sparse hair ⓘ thick blubber layer ⓘ
order	Carnivora ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
primaryEnvironment	sea ice ⓘ
reproduction	viviparous ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation	vibrissae used for detecting prey ⓘ
sexualDimorphism	males have longer tusks ⓘ males larger than females ⓘ
socialBehavior	gregarious ⓘ
socialStructure	forms large haul-out groups ⓘ
suborder	Caniformia NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
thermoregulation	adapted to cold marine environments ⓘ
typeSpecies	Odobenus rosmarus NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalHabitat	Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ subarctic seas ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Odobenidae → containsTaxon → Odobenus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Odobenus rosmarus

Odobenidae → hasLivingRepresentative → Odobenus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Odobenus rosmarus