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Pinniped Species
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Bearded Seal -
Caribbean Monk Seal -
Crabeater Seal -
Caspian Seal -
Gray Seal -
Harbor Seal -
Harp Seal -
Hawaiian Monk Seal -
Hooded Seal -
Leopard seal -
Mediterranean Monk Seal -
Northern Elephant Seal -
Ribbon Seal -
Ringed Seal -
Southern Elephant Seal -
Spotted Seal -
Weddel Seal
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- – No known individuals remaining.
- – Known only to survive in captivity, or as a naturalized population outside its historic range.
- – Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
- – High risk of extinction in the wild.
- – High risk of endangerment in the wild.
- – Likely to become endangered in the near future.
- – Lowest risk. Does not qualify for a higher risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
- – Not enough data to make an assessment of its risk of extinction.
- – Has not yet been evaluated against the criteria.
Spotted Seal
- – No known individuals remaining.
- – Known only to survive in captivity, or as a naturalized population outside its historic range.
- – Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
- – High risk of extinction in the wild.
- – High risk of endangerment in the wild.
- – Likely to become endangered in the near future.
- – Lowest risk. Does not qualify for a higher risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
- – Not enough data to make an assessment of its risk of extinction.
- – Has not yet been evaluated against the criteria.
Males – 5ft
Females – 5ft
Males – 250lbs
Females – 140lbs
Spotted seals are found in the North Pacific Ocean ranging from Alaska to Japan.
These seals have silver to light gray fur with dark spots. Spotted seals are often confused with harbor seals in areas where their populations mix.
Adults eat capelin, herring, arctic cod and Pollock. Juveniles will feed on krill and small crustaceans.
Spotted seals generally are found in arctic or sub-arctic waters and found within margins of shifting ice.
The breeding season for Spotted seals range from January to mid-April with majority of pups being born in mid-March. Spotted seals reach sexual maturity at 4 years old.
Spotted seals are on the Low Risk-least concern list.
For all ice seal species, the loss of sea ice poses a great threat to their habitat. They can also be by-catch for certain fishing practices.
Spotted seals are monogamous each year and form “family” groups which consists of a male, female and a pup.
