Callorhinus ursinus
– Vulnerable
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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CARNIVORA
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Family:
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OTARIIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Callorhinus ursinus
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Species Authority:
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | NORTHERN FUR SEAL |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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VU A1b ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Seal Specialist Group
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Native:
Canada; Japan; Russian Federation; United States
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FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
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Native:
Pacific-eastern central; Pacific-northeast; Pacific-northwest
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Population
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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Terrestrial breeding grounds.
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System:
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Terrestrial; Marine
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List of Habitats:
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| 9.10 | Marine Neritic - Estuaries |
| 12.1 | Marine Intertidal - Rocky Shoreline |
| 12.2 | Marine Intertidal - Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc |
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Threats
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List of Threats:
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| 1 | Habitat Loss/Degradation (human induced) (ongoing) |
| 3 | Harvesting (hunting/gathering) (ongoing) |
| 4 | Accidental mortality (ongoing) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Mace, G.M. and Balmford, A. 2000. Patterns and processes in contemporary mammalian extinction. In: A. Entwhistle and N. Dunstone (eds) Priorities for the Conservation of Mammalian Diversity. Has the Panda had its day?, pp. 27-52. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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