Halichoerus grypus

Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Mammalia • Subclassis: Theria • Infraclassis: Eutheria • Ordo: Carnivora • Subordo: Caniformia • Superfamilia: Pinnipedia • Familia: Phocidae • Genus: Halichoerus • Species: Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791)

Vernacular names

English: Grey Seal, Atlantic Grey Seal, Gray Seal · Dansk: Gråsæl · Deutsch: Kegelrobbe · Español: Foca gris · Français: Phoque gris · Íslenska: Útselur · Italiano: Alichero, Foca grigia · Lietuvių: Pilkasis ruonis · Magyar: Kúpos fóka · Nederlands: Grijze zeehond, kegelrob · Norsk bokmål: Havert, Gråsel · Norsk nynorsk: Havert, Gråsel · Polski: Foka szara · Suomi: Harmaahylje · Svenska: Gråsäl · Türkçe: Boz fok ·

Included subspecies (for Mammal Species of the World, 12 July 2012):: H. g. grypus, H. g. macrorhynchus

Note: For ITIS & Mammal Species of the World & TPDB & WoRMS, this is currently the only living species in the genus Halichoerus (Retrieved on 12 July 2012).
Mammal Species of the World link: Halichoerus grypus Fabricius, 1791
North American Mammals Link: Halichoerus grypus
Paleobiology Database link: Halichoerus grypus Fabricius 1791
ITIS link: Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791)
World Register of Marine Species link: Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791)
IUCN: Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791) (Least Concern)

Images [edit]

male
Exploring the world
Testing the water
Colony at Suðuroy
Halichoerus grypus
Grey seal colony; Helgoland
Colony at Mykines
Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) near Cap Bon-Ami
Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) near Cap Bon-Ami
grey seals on a sandbank

Portraits [edit]

Juveniles [edit]

few days old juvenile
3 days old
3 days old
10 days old
Few days old juvenile at the beach of Image:Young seal at beach in the faroe islands (close-up).JPG
5 months old grey seal
Young, sick, animal