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leopard seal

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Taxon taxon Q186663
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leopard seal

Summary

leopard seal is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.11% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,533 views/month, #218 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • leopard seal's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • leopard seal is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • leopard seal's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • leopard seal is classified within Hydrurga[6].
  • leopard seal's scientific name is Hydrurga leptonyx[7].
  • leopard seal's Commons category is recorded as Hydrurga leptonyx[8].
  • leopard seal began on -5000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • leopard seal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hydrurga leptonyx[10].
  • leopard seal's Commons gallery is recorded as Hydrurga leptonyx[11].
  • leopard seal's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • leopard seal's described by source is recorded as Critter of the Week[13].
  • leopard seal's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[14].
  • leopard seal's original combination is recorded as Phoca leptonyx[15].
  • leopard seal's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. leptonyx'}[16].
  • leopard seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leopard seal'}[17].
  • leopard seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leopard Seal'}[18].
  • leopard seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Seeleopard'}[19].
  • leopard seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'lleopardu marín'}[20].
  • leopard seal's taxon author citation is recorded as (Blainville, 1820)[21].
  • leopard seal's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[22].
  • leopard seal's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as naturally uncommon[23].
  • leopard seal's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as migrant[24].

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Classification

leopard seal's scientific name is Hydrurga leptonyx[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Hydrurga[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leopard seal'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Seeleopard'}[19], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'lleopardu marín'}[20].

Identifiers

leopard seal's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41724[25]. leopard seal's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 29086[26]. leopard seal's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434790[27]. leopard seal's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180667[28].

Discovery and Description

Things named for leopard seal include Hydrurga Rocks[29], an island[30].

Why It Matters

leopard seal ranks in the top 0.11% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,533 views/month, #218 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include Hydrurga Rocks[29], an island[30].

Related Entities

Brazil

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [27] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Conservation status of marine mammals in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2024. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Brazil
    Parent taxon → Hydrurga
    Start time → —
    Original combination → Phoca leptonyx
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