leopard seal
species of mammal
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Summary
leopard seal is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.11% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,386 views/month, #218 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Hydrurga[5]
- Taxon name: Hydrurga leptonyx[6]
- Commons category: Hydrurga leptonyx[7]
- Start time: -5000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hydrurga leptonyx[9]
- Commons gallery: Hydrurga leptonyx[10]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Critter of the Week[12], New International Encyclopedia[13]
- Original combination: Phoca leptonyx[14]
- Short name: H. leptonyx[15]
- Taxon common name: Leopard seal[16], Seeleopard[17], lleopardu marín[18]
- Taxon author citation: (Blainville, 1820)[19]
- Taxon range: Brazil[20]
- NZTCS conservation status: naturally uncommon[21], migrant[22]
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Identifiers
leopard seal's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41724[23]. leopard seal's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 29086[24]. leopard seal's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434790[25]. leopard seal's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180667[26].
Discovery and Description
Things named for leopard seal include Hydrurga Rocks[27], an island[28].
Why It Matters
leopard seal has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for it include Hydrurga Rocks[27], an island[28].