southern elephant seal
species of mammal
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Summary
southern elephant seal is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,855 views/month, #593 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: elephant seal[5]
- Taxon name: Mirounga leonina[6]
- Commons category: Mirounga leonina[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mirounga leonina[8]
- Commons gallery: Mirounga leonina[9]
- Original combination: Phoca leonina[10]
- Taxon common name: Southern Elephant Seal[11], Elefante Marino Del Sur[12], Südlicher See-Elefant[13], Eléphant De Mer Austral[14], Eléphant de mer du sud[15], South Atlantic Elephant-seal[16], Southern Elephant-seal[17], mirunga[18], słoń morski[19], słoń morski południowy[20]
- Gestation period: 50 week[21]
- Taxon author citation: (Linnaeus, 1758)[22]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[23]
- Taxon range: Brazil[24]
- NZTCS conservation status: nationally critical[25]
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Identifiers
southern elephant seal's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41729[26]. southern elephant seal's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9715[27]. southern elephant seal's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434814[28]. southern elephant seal's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180671[29].
Why It Matters
southern elephant seal has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]