Phoca vitulina

Summary

Phoca vitulina is a taxon^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Phoca vitulina received the Animal of the Year^[3].
• Phoca vitulina's instance of is recorded as taxon^[4].
• Phoca vitulina is classified at the rank of species^[5].
• Phoca vitulina's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[6].
• Phoca vitulina belongs to the parent taxon Phoca^[7].
• Phoca vitulina's scientific name is Phoca vitulina^[8].
• Phoca vitulina's Commons category is recorded as Phoca vitulina^[9].
• Phoca vitulina's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Phoca vitulina^[10].
• Phoca vitulina's Commons gallery is recorded as Phoca vitulina^[11].
• Phoca vitulina's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire Infernal^[12].
• Phoca vitulina's heritage designation is recorded as Natural Monument of South Korea^[13].
• Phoca vitulina's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. vitulina'}^[14].
• Phoca vitulina is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Seal'}^[15].
• Phoca vitulina is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Seehund'}^[16].
• Phoca vitulina is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Foca Moteada'}^[17].
• Phoca vitulina is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Phoque commun'}^[18].
• Phoca vitulina is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'gewone zeehond'}^[19].
• Phoca vitulina is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gemeiner Seehund'}^[20].
• Phoca vitulina is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kirjohylje'}^[21].
• Phoca vitulina is commonly known as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'обична фока'}^[22].
• Phoca vitulina is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Phoque veau-marin'}^[23].
• Phoca vitulina is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Harbour Seal'}^[24].
• Phoca vitulina is commonly known as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Harbor Seal'}^[25].
• Phoca vitulina is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common seal'}^[26].
• Phoca vitulina is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'phoque commun'}^[27].

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Classification

Phoca vitulina's scientific name is Phoca vitulina^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Phoca^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Seal'}^[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Seehund'}^[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Foca Moteada'}^[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Phoque commun'}^[18], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'gewone zeehond'}^[19], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gemeiner Seehund'}^[20].

Identifiers

Phoca vitulina's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41708^[28]. Phoca vitulina's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9720^[29]. Phoca vitulina's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559162^[30]. Phoca vitulina's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434793^[31]. Phoca vitulina's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180649^[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Phoca vitulina include HSwMS Sjöhunden^[33], a submarine^[34].

Why It Matters

Phoca vitulina has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include HSwMS Sjöhunden^[33], a submarine^[34].

FAQs

What awards did Phoca vitulina receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year^[3].