Ladoga ringed seal

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The Ladoga ringed seal is a rare, freshwater subspecies of ringed seal found only in Russia’s Lake Ladoga and noted for its isolation and conservation concern.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater seal
mammal
pinniped
ringed seal
subspecies
bodyCovering fur
breathingMode air-breathing
breedingHabitat lake ice
snow lairs on ice
class Mammalia
conservationAction monitoring of population
protected area management
reduction of bycatch
conservationConcern high
conservationStatus threatened
country Russia
diet aquatic invertebrates
fish
distribution Lake Ladoga
ecologicalRole mid-level predator
ecoregion freshwater ecosystem
endemicTo Lake Ladoga
family Phocidae
foundInBiome temperate freshwater lake
genus Pusa
habitat Lake Ladoga
hasCharacteristic adapted to freshwater
ice-associated breeding
isolation geographically isolated
kingdom Animalia
locomotion crawling on ice
swimming
movementType aquatic
nativeHabitatType large lake
order Carnivora
parentTaxon Pusa
surface form: Pusa hispida

ringed seal
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Baltic ringed seal
Saimaa ringed seal
reproduction viviparous
taxonRank subspecies
threat bycatch in fisheries
climate change
habitat degradation
pollution
trophicLevel carnivore

Referenced by (1)

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

Lake Ladoga hasEndemicSpecies Ladoga ringed seal