List of pinniped species

The following is a list of the 34 pinniped species–seals, sea lions, and the walrus–organized taxonomically. Information given from left to right is the common name; the scientific name; subspecies if any, the conservation status given by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)–and a link to their species page on the IUCN website which serves as a reference for all information–the current range, and an image.

List

Tribe Pinnipedia – 5 genera, 10 species
Family Phocidae
Common name Scientific name Subspecies Conservation status Range Picture
Harbor seal
Phoca vitulina
Linnaeus, 1758
  • P. v. vitulina East Atlantic harbor seal LC IUCN; 62,500; Question?
  • P. v. concolor West Atlantic harbor seal LC IUCN; 60,000; Question?
  • P. v. mellonae Freshwater seal EN IUCN; 50; Question?
  • P. v. richardii North Pacific harbor seal LC IUCN; 190,000; Increase
  • P. v. stejnegeri Kuril Island seal DD IUCN; unknown; Question?
LC IUCN; 315,000; Question? Leefgebied zeehond.JPG Seehund11cele4 edit.jpg
Spotted seal
Phoca largha
Pallas, 1811
LC IUCN; 320,000; Question? Spotted seal distribution in Bering Sea and surrounding areas.png Phoca largha Bering Sea 3.jpg
Ringed seal Pusa hispida
von Schreber, 1775
  • P. h. hispida LC IUCN; 1,450,000; Question?
  • P. h. botnica Baltic seal LC IUCN; 11,500; Increase
  • P. h. ladogensis Ladoga seal VU IUCN; 3,000–4,500; Increase
  • P. h. ochotensis Okhosk ringed seal LC IUCN; 60,000; Question?
  • P. h. saimensis Saimaa ringed seal EN IUCN; 135–190; Increase
LC IUCN 1,500,000; Question?\ Phoca hispida distribution.png Pusa hispida hispida NOAA 1 (cropped).jpg
Caspian seal Pusa caspica
Gmelin, 1788
EN IUCN; 68,000; Question? Caspian Seal area.png Turkmenistani stamp
Baikal seal Pusa sibirica
Gmelin, 1788
LC IUCN; 54,000; Steady Baikal Seal area.png Baikal seal 200507 hakone japan.JPG
Ribbon seal Histriophoca fasciata
Zimmermann, 1783
LC IUCN; 183,000; Question? Phoca fasciata distribution.png Male Ribbon Sea Ozernoy Gulf Russia.jpg
Harp seal Pagophilus groenlandicus
Erxleben, 1777
LC IUCN; 4,500,000; Increase Sattelrobbe-Phoca groenlandica-World.png Harp seal at False Cape (cropped).jpg
Gray seal Halichoerus grypus
Fabricius, 1791
  • H. g. grypus LC IUCN; 250,000; Increase
  • H. g. macrorhynchus LC IUCN; 66,000; Increase
LC IUCN; 316,000; Increase Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus distribution map.png GreySealMating.jpg
Female left, male right
Hooded seal Cystophora cristata
Erxleben, 1777
VU IUCN; 340,000; Question? Klappmütze-Cystophora cristata-World.png Hooded seal crop.JPG
Bearded seal Erignathus barbatus
Erxleben, 1777
  • E. b. barbatus Atlantic bearded seal LC IUCN; >190,000[a]; Question?
  • E. b. nautilus Pacific bearded seal LC IUCN; 200,000; Question?
LC IUCN; unknown; Question? Erignathus barbatus distribution.png Seal by Christopher Michel.jpg
Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddellii
Lesson, 1826
LC IUCN; 300,000; Question? Leefgebied weddell zeehond.JPG Weddell Seal (js)1 (cropped).jpg
Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx
de Blainville, 1820
LC IUCN; 18,000; Question? Hydrurga leptonyx distribution.png Hydrurga leptonyx edit2.jpg
Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga
Hombron and Jacquinot, 1842
LC IUCN; 4,000,000; Question? Lobodon carcinophagus distribution.png Crabeater Seal in Pléneau Bay, Antarctica (6059168728).jpg
Ross seal Ommatophoca rossii
Gray, 1844
LC IUCN; 40,000; Question? Ross Seal area.png Rossrobbe.jpg
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina
Linnaeus, 1758
LC IUCN; 325,000; Steady Southern Elephant Seal area.png
Male top, female bottom
Northern elephant seal Mirounga angustirostris
Gill, 1866
LC IUCN; 110,000; Increase Mirounga angustirostris distribution.png

Breeding range in dark blue

Mating scene with elevated Alpha Male. Elephant Seals of Piedras Blancas.jpg
Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus
Hermann, 1799
EN IUCN; 350–450; Increase Monachus monachus distribution.png Monachus monachus.jpg
Hawaiian monk seal Neomonachus schauinslandi
Matschie, 1905
EN IUCN; 632; Decrease Hawaiian Monk Seal area.png Endangered Hawaiian monk seal sunning on the beach (6741931081).jpg
Caribbean monk seal
Neomonachus tropicalis
Gray, 1850
EX IUCN Middle America location map.svg Cms-newyorkzoologicalsociety1910.jpg
Family Otariidae
Common name Scientific name Subspecies Conservation status Range Picture
Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella
Peters, 1875
LC IUCN; 700,000-1,000,000; Decrease Antarctic Fur Seal area.png Antarctic, sea lion (js) 64.jpg
Guadalupe fur seal Arctocephalus townsendi
Merriam, 1897
LC IUCN;[b] 10,000; Increase Arctocephalus townsendi distribution.png
Breeding range in dark blue
Arctocephalus townsendi.jpg
Juan Fernández fur seal Arctocephalus philippii
Peters, 1866
LC IUCN[c]; 16,000; Increase Juan Fernandez Fur Seal area.png Lobo fino.jpg
Galápagos fur seal Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Heller, 1904
EN IUCN; 10,000; Decrease Galapagos Fur Seal area.png Galapagos Fur Seal, Santiago Island.jpg
New Zealand Fur Seal Arctocephalus forsteri
Lesson, 1828
LC IUCN; 100,000; Increase Arctocephalus forsteri distribution.png Arctocephalus forsteri LC0255.jpg
Subantarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis Gray, 1872 LC IUCN; 200,000; Steady Subantarctic Fur Seal area.png Arctocephalus tropicalis CrozetIslands male.jpg
Brown fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus
von Schreber, 1775
  • A. p. pusillus Cape fur seal LC IUCN; 1,000,000; Increase
  • A. p. doriferus Tasmanian fur seal LC IUCN; 60,000; Increase
LC IUCN; 1,060,000; Increase Arctocephalus pusillus distribution.png
Breeding range in dark blue
Arctocephalus pusillus - SE Tasmania.jpg
South American fur seal Arctocephalus australis
von Zimmermann, 1783
  • A. p. pusillus South American fur seal LC IUCN 99,000; Question?
  • Unnamed Peruvian fur seal VU IUCN 10,500; Question?
  • A. a. gracilis Falkland Island fur seal, unrecognized by IUCN
LC IUCN; 109,500; Increase Arctocephalus australis distribution.png Furseals1.jpg
Northern fur seal Callorhinus ursinus
Linnaeus, 1758
VU IUCN; 650,000; Decrease Callorhinus ursinus distribution.png
Breeding range in dark blue
Alaska 2007 056.jpg
Australian sea lion Neophoca cinerea
Péron, 1816
EN IUCN; 6,500; Decrease Neophoca cinerea distribution.png
Breeding range in dark blue
Neophoca cinerea.JPG
New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri
Gray, 1844
EN IUCN; 3,031; Decrease New Zealand Sea Lion area.png New Zealand Sea Lion, adult male.jpg
California sea lion Zalophus californianus
Lesson, 1828
LC IUCN; 180,000; Increase Zalophus californianus distribution.png
Breeding range in dark blue, Galápagos sea lion in red
Sea Lions Roar (18604860442).jpg
Galápagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki
Sivertsen, 1953
EN IUCN; 9,200–10,600; Decrease Galapagos Sea Lion area.png


Male top, female bottom

Japanese sea lion Zalophus japonicus
Peters, 1866
EX IUCN Sea of Okhotsk map.png Zalophus japonicus.JPG
South American sea lion Otaria byronia[d]
de Blainville
LC IUCN; 222,500; Steady Otaria flavescens distribution.png Southern Sea Lions.jpg
Steller sea lion
Eumetopias jubatus
von Schreber, 1776
  • E. j. jubatus Western Steller sea lion LC IUCN; 40,409; Increase
  • E. j. monteriensis Eastern Steller sea lion LC IUCN; 40,919; Increase
NT IUCN; 81,327; Increase Eumetopias jubatus distribution.png StellerSealionFamily.jpg
Family Odobenidae
Common name Scientific name Subspecies Conservation status Range Picture
Walrus Odobenus rosmarus
Linnaeus, 1758
VU IUCN; 112,500; Question? Walross-Odobenus rosmarus-World.png Pacific Walrus - Bull (8247646168).jpg

Notes

  1. ^ 190,000 is the population in Canadian waters, but the population is unknown in Greenlandic and Norwegian waters
  2. ^ This species was declared extinct until 1954
  3. ^ This species was declared extinct until 1965
  4. ^ Listed as O. flavescens by Mammal Species of the World and ITIS

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