Scientific Name
Phoca vitulina richardii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Phoca vitulina richardii (Gray, 1864)
Park
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
harbor seal
Park Synonyms
Phoca vitulina
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Suborder | Caniformia |
| Family | Phocidae |
| Genus | Phoca |
| Species | Phoca vitulina |
| Subspecies | Phoca vitulina richardii |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Protected under Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Subunit Tags
- Giacomini
- Golden Gate Strait
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Kendra Zamzow
Created Date
1/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
David Press, SFAN I&M Data Manager
Last Modified Date
11/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Protected under Marine Mammal Protection Act., Park Species Data Source: Cal Academy of Sciences, online database
http://www.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl
