Caribbean monk seal
E830840
The Caribbean monk seal was a now-extinct species of earless seal once native to the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earless seal
ⓘ
extinct species ⓘ mammal ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 2.0–2.4 metres ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coloration |
brownish to gray back
ⓘ
paler underside ⓘ |
| commonName |
Caribbean monk seal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Indian monk seal ⓘ |
| conservationNote | only seal species native to the Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| describedBy | Edward Drinker Cope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1866 ⓘ |
| diet |
cephalopods
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ |
| extinctionCause |
overfishing of prey
ⓘ
overhunting ⓘ |
| extinctionCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Phocidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Neomonachus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coral reefs
ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ shallow lagoons ⓘ warm coastal waters ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Extinct ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lastConfirmedSightingYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Bahamas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belize coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Cayman Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras coast ⓘ Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaragua coast ⓘ West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula coasts ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hawaiian monk seal
ⓘ
Mediterranean monk seal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth on land ⓘ |
| scientificName | Neomonachus tropicalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males larger than females ⓘ |
| synonym | Monachus tropicalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| weight | about 170–270 kilograms ⓘ |
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