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Mediterranean Monk Seal

Phoca Linnaeus 1758

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Phoca Linnaeus 1758
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779)
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
Phoca
Recognized by CalPhotos and SERPENT Project
Phoca
Genus recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, Belgium Species List, Canada Species List, Denmark Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Iceland Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Italy Species List, Moldova Species List, Norway Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Slovakia Species List, South Korea Species List, Sweden Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Kingdom Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Mexico Species List, Baffin Bay Species List, Barents Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Beaufort Sea Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Chukchi Sea Species List, Davis Strait Species List, English Channel Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Gulf of Alaska Species List, Gulf of Bothnia Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Irish Sea Species List, Labrador Sea Species List, Kattegat Species List, Hudson Bay Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, Northwestern Passages Species List, North Sea Species List, Sea of Okhostk Species List, Skagerrak Species List, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, wikipedia gl Galician, United States Species List, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GGBN data coverage, and wikipedia BR
Phoca
Recognized by AnAge articles, Natural History Museum Species of the day, Furui 2020, Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington, USFWS, USFWS, USFWS, and USFWS
Phoca Linnaeus 1758
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, World Register of Marine Species, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Phoca spec Linnaeus 1758
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Phoca
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors, Wildfinder (WWF), Pantheria, Milk Composition of Non Dairy Animals, GBIF national node type records UK, NMNH type specimens, Paleobiology Database, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Flickr BHL, Kappeler et al 2013, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Flickr Group
Phoca Monachus Hermann 1779
Synonym according to Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk

Common Names

English

Mediterranean Monk Seal preferred
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
Ringed seal
prefer
Recognized by USFWS
Ringed Seal
prefer
Recognized by USFWS

Albanian

Foka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

الفقمة الناسكة preferred
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk

Armenian

Փոկեր preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Adi suitilər preferred
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Bosnian

Foka preferred
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Chinese

海豹屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Foka preferred
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German

echte Hundsrobben preferred
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Hebrew

פוקה preferred
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Hungarian

fóka preferred
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Icelandic

Selaættkvísl preferred
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Japanese

ゴマフアザラシ属 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Kashubian

Zélint preferred
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Korean

물범속 preferred
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Latvian

Plankumainie roņi preferred
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Macedonian

фока preferred
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Occitan (post 1500)

Fòca preferred
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Persian

بی‌گوش‌فک‌ها preferred
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Polish

Foka preferred
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Russian

Обыкновенные тюлени preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sakha

Эбир түлүөннэр уустара preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Фока preferred
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Ukrainian

Тюлень preferred
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Arz

فوكوكا preferred
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Azb

عادی سۇ ایتی‌لر preferred
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Sr Ec

Фока preferred
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Sr El

Foka preferred
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Yue

海豹屬 preferred
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Zh Cn

海豹属 preferred
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Zh Hans

海豹属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

海豹屬 preferred
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Zh Hk

海豹屬 preferred
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Zh Tw

海豹屬 preferred
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Curated hierarchies for Phoca Linnaeus 1758

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Caniformia
Pinnipedia
Phocidae
Phoca Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Phoca largha Pallas 1811
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758
Cystophora Nilsson 1820
Erignathus Gill 1866
Halichoerus Nilsson 1820
Histriophoca Gill 1873
Hydrurga Gistel 1848
Leptonychotes Gill 1872
Lobodon Gray 1844
Mirounga Gray 1827
Monachus Fleming 1822
Neomonachus Slater & Helgen ex Scheel, Slater, Kolokotronis, Potter, Rotstein & Tsangaras et al 2014
Ommatophoca Gray 1844
Pagophilus Gray 1844
Pusa Scopoli 1771

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Carnivora Bowdich 1821
Caniformia Kretzoi 1938
Phocidae Gray 1821
Phoca Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Phoca largha Pallas 1811
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758
Cystophora Nilsson 1820
Erignathus Gill 1866
Halichoerus Nilsson 1820
Histriophoca Gill 1873
Hydrurga Gistel 1848
Leptonychotes Gill 1872
Lobodon Gray 1844
Mirounga Gray 1827
Monachus Fleming 1822
Neomonachus Slater & Helgen ex Scheel, Slater, Kolokotronis, Potter, Rotstein & Tsangaras et al. 2014
Ommatophoca Gray 1844
Pagophilus Gray 1844
Pusa Scopoli 1771

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Phoca Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Phoca largha Pallas 1811
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758
Cystophora Nilsson 1820
Erignathus Gill 1866
Halichoerus Nilsson 1820
Histriophoca Gill 1873
Hydrurga Gistel 1848
Leptonychotes Gill 1872
Lobodon Gray 1844
Mirounga Gray 1827
Monachus Fleming 1822
Neomonachus Slater & Helgen ex Scheel, Slater, Kolokotronis, Potter, Rotstein & Tsangaras et al 2014
Ommatophoca Gray 1844
Pagophilus Gray 1844
Pusa Scopoli 1771

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Caniformia
Pinnipedia
Phocidae
Phoca (this page)
Phoca largha Pallas 1811
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758
Cystophora
Erignathus
Halichoerus
Histriophoca
Hydrurga
Leptonychotes
Lobodon
Mirounga
Monachus
Ommatophoca
Pagophilus
Pusa

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Phoca Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Phoca largha Pallas 1811
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758
Cystophora Nilsson 1820
Erignathus Gill 1866
Halichoerus Nilsson 1820
Histriophoca Gill 1873
Hydrurga Gistel 1848
Leptonychotes Gill 1872
Lobodon Gray 1844
Mirounga Gray 1827
Monachus Fleming 1822
Neomonachus Slater & Helgen in Scheel, Slater, Kolokotronis, Potter, Rotstein & Tsangaras et al 2014
Ommatophoca Gray 1844
Pagophilus Gray 1844
Pusa Scopoli 1771

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Phocidae
Phoca Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Phoca byronia de Blainville 1820
Phoca dimidiata (Schlegel 1800)
Phoca largha Pallas 1811
Phoca moori (Newton 1890)
Phoca nautica Pallas 1811
Phoca ochotensis (Pallas 1831)
Phoca stejnegeri (Allen 1902)
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758
Phoca wymani Leidy
Acrophoca de Muizon 1981
Adelpharctos de Bonis 1971
Afrophoca Koretsky & Domning 2014
Aivukus Repenning & Tedford 1977
Alachtherium Du Bus 1867
Allocyon Merriam 1930
Allodesmus Kellogg 1922
Batavipusa Koretsky & Peters 2008
Callophoca Van Beneden 1876
Cryptophoca Koretsky & Ray 1994
Cystophora Nilsson 1820
Desmatophoca Condon 1906
Devinophoca Koretsky & Holec 2002
Drassonax Galbreath 1953
Enaliarctos Mitchell & Tedford 1973
Erignathus Gill 1866
Gryphoca Van Beneden 1876
Halichoerus Nilsson 1820
Histriophoca Gill 1873
Homiphoca de Muizon & Hendey 1980
Hydrurga (Blainville 1820)
Imagotaria Mitchell 1968
Kamtschatarctos Dubrovo 1981
Kawas Cozzuol 2001
Kolponomos Stirton 1960
Leptonychotes Gill 1872
Leptophoca True 1906
Lobodon (Hombrot & Jacquinot 1842)
Messiphoca de Muizon 1981
Mirounga Griffith 1827
Monachopsis Kretzoi 1941
Monachus Fleming 1822
Monotherium Van Beneden 1876
Necromites Bogachev 1940
Neotherium Kellogg 1931
Ommatophoca Gray 1844
Oriensarctos Mitchell 1968
Pachycynodon Schlosser 1887
Pachyphoca Koretsky & Rahmat 2013
Pagophilus Gray 1844
Palaeotaria Leriche 1910
Palmidophoca Ginsburg & Janvier 1976
Parictis Scott 1893
Pelagiarctos Barnes 1988
Phocanella Van Beneden 1876
Piscophoca de Muizon 1981
Platyphoca Van Beneden 1876
Pliophoca Tavani 1942
Pontophoca Kretzoi 1941
Praepusa Kretzoi 1941
Pristiphoca Gervais (1852)
Properiptychus Ameghino 1897
Prophoca Van Beneden 1876
Prototaria Takeyama & Ozawa 1984
Pteronarctos Barnes 1989
Pusa Scopoli 1771
Sarmatonectes Koretsky 2001

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Carnivora Bowdich 1821
Caniformia Kretzoi 1938
Phocidae Gray 1821
Phoca Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Phoca largha Pallas 1811
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758
Cystophora Nilsson 1820
Erignathus Gill 1866
Halichoerus Nilsson 1820
Histriophoca Gill 1873
Hydrurga Gistel 1848
Leptonychotes Gill 1872
Lobodon Gray 1844
Mirounga Gray 1827
Monachus Fleming 1822
Neomonachus Slater & Helgen ex Scheel, Slater, Kolokotronis, Potter, Rotstein & Tsangaras et al 2014
Ommatophoca Gray 1844
Pagophilus Gray 1844
Pusa Scopoli 1771

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Carnivora
Caniformia
Phocidae
Phoca (this page)
Phoca fasciata
Phoca groenlandica
Phoca largha
Phoca vitulina
Cystophora
Erignathus
Halichoerus
Hydrurga
Leptonychotes
Lobodon
Mirounga
Monachus
Neomonachus
Ommatophoca
Pusa

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Fereuungulata
Ferae
Carnivora
Caniformia
Phocidae
Phoca (this page)
Phoca carcinophaga
Phoca caspica
Phoca cristata
Phoca fasciata
Phoca flavescens
Phoca groenlandica
Phoca grypus
Phoca hispida
Phoca jubata
Phoca largha
Phoca leonina
Phoca monachus
Phoca rosmarus
Phoca rugosidens
Phoca tropicalis
Phoca vitulina
Phoca vitulinoides
Afrophoca
Callophoca
Cystophora
Cystophorinae
Erignathus
Gryphoca
Hadrokirus
Halichoerus
Halicyon
Heliophoca
Histriophoca
Hydrurga
Kawas
Leptonychotes
Lobodon
Macrorhinus
Mesotaria
Mirounga
Monachinae
Monachopsis
Monachus
Monatherium
Neomeris
Neomonachus
Ogmorhininae
Ommatophoca
Pagophilus
Palaeophoca
Phocanella
Phocinae
Platyphoca
Pliophoca
Prophoca
Pusa

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Phocidae
Phoca Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Cystophora
Cystophora Nilsson 1820
Erignathus
Erignathus Gill 1866
Halichoerus
Halichoerus Nilsson 1820
Histriophoca
Histriophoca Gill 1873
Hydrurga
Hydrurga (Blainville 1820)
Leptonychotes
Leptonychotes Gill 1872
Lobodon
Lobodon (Hombrot & Jacquinot 1842)
Mirounga
Mirounga Gray 1827
Monachus
Monachus Fleming 1822
Neomonachus
Neomonachus Slater & Helgen 2014
Ommatophoca
Ommatophoca Gray 1844
Pagophilus
Pagophilus Gray 1844
Phoca
Pusa
Pusa Scopoli 1771
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