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Grey Seal

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Taxon taxon Q27370
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Grey Seal

Summary

Grey Seal is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,504 views/month, #1,177 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Grey Seal's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Grey Seal is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Grey Seal's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Grey Seal is classified within Halichoerus[6].
  • Grey Seal's scientific name is Halichoerus grypus[7].
  • Grey Seal's Commons category is recorded as Halichoerus grypus[8].
  • Grey Seal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Halichoerus grypus[9].
  • Grey Seal's Commons gallery is recorded as Halichoerus grypus[10].
  • Grey Seal's main food source is recorded as fish[11].
  • Grey Seal's main food source is recorded as Octopoda[12].
  • Grey Seal's main food source is recorded as Nephropidae[13].
  • Grey Seal's original combination is recorded as Phoca grypus[14].
  • Grey Seal's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. grypus'}[15].
  • Grey Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Grey Seal'}[16].
  • Grey Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kegelrobbe'}[17].
  • Grey Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Phoque gris'}[18].
  • Grey Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Foca Gris'}[19].
  • Grey Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'halli'}[20].
  • Grey Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'grijze zeehond, kegelrob'}[21].
  • Grey Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'phoque gris'}[22].
  • Grey Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Gray Seal'}[23].
  • Grey Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Horsehead Seal'}[24].
  • Grey Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long-nosed Seal'}[25].
  • Grey Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'grey seal'}[26].
  • Grey Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'havert'}[27].

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Classification

Grey Seal's scientific name is Halichoerus grypus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Halichoerus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kegelrobbe'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Phoque gris'}[18], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Foca Gris'}[19], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'halli'}[20], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'grijze zeehond, kegelrob'}[21].

Identifiers

Grey Seal's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41733[28]. Grey Seal's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9711[29]. Grey Seal's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434806[30]. Grey Seal's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180653[31].

Why It Matters

Grey Seal ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,504 views/month, #1,177 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Parent taxon → Halichoerus
    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+42.9'}
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