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Scientific Name
Phoca vitulina
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
harbor seal
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderCarnivora
SuborderCaniformia
FamilyPhocidae
GenusPhoca
SpeciesPhoca vitulina
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
10/07/1995 carcass retrieved from Lewis and Clark River shoreline near historic canoe landing; Data Source: Ek, David. file record: FOCL Mammals (LEWI RM files)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Verts, B.J. and Leslie N. Carraway. 1998. Land Mammals of Oregon. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Abundance
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
0
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
NAE - FOCL RM
Created Date
9/8/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Nancy Eid
Last Modified Date
12/9/2010 11:34:26 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Washington Monitor species. Oregon coast nominal subspecies is P.v. richardsi (Bigg, 1981), Park Species Data Source: Ek, David. Mammals at Fort Clatsop National Memorial United States of America, 04/12/1999.
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