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Scientific Name
Phoca vitulina
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Harbor Seal
Park Synonyms
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 |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Cook, 1989: Pelagic marine species occurs in ocean & bays. Observed at Sandy Hook Unit, Breezy Point District (Breezy Point Tip) and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Unit (JoCo Marsh)./McArthur-Heuser (2004):Pelagic marine species, occurs in oceans and bays; Observed from Sandy Hook Unit./; Data Source: McArthur-Heuser, 2004
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Godin, 1977
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Cook, 1989
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
NY NH, 2007:State Rank=S3; State Protected Status=P; State Watched (W) or Tracked (T)=T; Global Rank=G5; Federal Status=None./
Seasonality Tags
-
Migratory
Data Source: McArthur-Heuser, 2004
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
12/15/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
9/27/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Cook, 1989m; McArthur-Heuser, 2004m
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