northern fur seal

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q7966
northern fur seal
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northern fur seal

Summary

northern fur seal is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • northern fur seal's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • northern fur seal is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • northern fur seal's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • northern fur seal belongs to the parent taxon Callorhinus[6].
  • northern fur seal's scientific name is Callorhinus ursinus[7].
  • northern fur seal's Commons category is recorded as Callorhinus ursinus[8].
  • northern fur seal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Callorhinus ursinus[9].
  • northern fur seal's Commons gallery is recorded as Callorhinus ursinus[10].
  • northern fur seal's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • northern fur seal's original combination is recorded as Phoca ursina[12].
  • northern fur seal's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. ursinus'}[13].
  • northern fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern fur seal'}[14].
  • northern fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Fur Seal'}[15].
  • northern fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nördlicher Seebär'}[16].
  • northern fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kotik zwyczajny'}[17].
  • northern fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'niedźwiedź morski'}[18].
  • northern fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'uchatka niedźwiedziowata'}[19].
  • northern fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': "callorino dell'Alaska"}[20].
  • northern fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '北海狗'}[21].
  • northern fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'osu marín árticu'}[22].
  • northern fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'severni morski medved'}[23].
  • northern fur seal's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q23387', 'amount': '+51'}[24].
  • northern fur seal's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[25].
  • northern fur seal's diel cycle is recorded as cathemeral[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, northern fur seal is Callorhinus ursinus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Callorhinus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern fur seal'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nördlicher Seebär'}[16], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kotik zwyczajny'}[17], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'niedźwiedź morski'}[18], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'uchatka niedźwiedziowata'}[19], and {'lang': 'it', 'text': "callorino dell'Alaska"}[20].

Identifiers

northern fur seal's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41757[27]. northern fur seal's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34884[28]. northern fur seal's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433487[29]. northern fur seal's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180627[30].

Discovery and Description

Things named for northern fur seal include HSwMS Sjöbjörnen[31], a submarine[32].

Why It Matters

northern fur seal has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include HSwMS Sjöbjörnen[31], a submarine[32].

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. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . 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] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i46323
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 02080439-n
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  2. 7w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → Q120446
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  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Iucn conservation status → Vulnerable
    Topic's main category → Category:Callorhinus ursinus
    Parent taxon → Callorhinus
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