Caspian seal
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The Caspian seal is a small, endangered earless seal species found exclusively in the landlocked Caspian Sea region.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Monachus | 0 | 1 |
| Phoca caspica | 0 | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earless seal
→
endangered species → mammal → marine mammal → seal species → |
| averageAdultLength | about 1.2 to 1.3 metres → |
| averageAdultMass | about 50 to 80 kilograms → |
| binomialName |
Pusa
→
surface form:
Pusa caspica
|
| breedingHabitat |
ice floes
→
winter ice of the northern Caspian Sea → |
| class | Mammalia → |
| conservationConcern | regional symbol of Caspian Sea biodiversity loss → |
| describedBy | Johann Friedrich Gmelin → |
| diet |
crustaceans
→
fish → gobies → kilka → |
| endemicTo | Caspian Sea → |
| family | Phocidae → |
| genus | Pusa → |
| habitat |
ice-covered waters
→
islands of the Caspian Sea → marine coastal waters → |
| hearing | adapted for underwater hearing → |
| historicalRange | entire Caspian Sea → |
| IUCNRedListCategorySystem | IUCN 3.1 → |
| IUCNStatus | Endangered → |
| kingdom | Animalia → |
| lactationPeriod | about 4 to 5 weeks → |
| lifespanInWild | up to about 35 years → |
| locomotion |
crawling on ice and land
→
swimming → |
| mainThreat |
bycatch in fisheries
→
disease outbreaks → habitat degradation → industrial pollution → overhunting in the 20th century → |
| maximumBodyLength | about 1.5 metres → |
| movementPattern | migratory within Caspian Sea → |
| nativeRange | Caspian Sea → |
| order | Carnivora → |
| phylum | Chordata → |
| populationStatus | severely reduced compared to historical levels → |
| populationTrend | declining → |
| previousBinomialName |
Caspian seal
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Phoca caspica
|
| puppingSeason | winter → |
| reproduction | gives birth to a single pup per year → |
| sexualDimorphism | males slightly larger than females → |
| taxonRank | species → |
| vision | adapted for low-light aquatic environments → |
| yearDescribed | 1788 → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Monachus
this entity surface form:
Phoca caspica