Catalina Island Ecology: Animal Species
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| Common Name: | | Northern Elephant Seal |
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| Scientific Name: | | Mirounga angustirostris |
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| Kingdom: | | Animalia |
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| Phylum: | | Chordata |
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| Class: | | Mammalia |
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| Family: | | Phocidae |
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| Genus: | | Mirounga |
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| Species: | | angustirostris |
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| Habitat: | | Prefers to haul out on sandy beaches, but may use cobble and pebble beaches |
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| Food: | | Mostly fish and squid |
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| Range: | | Breeds in eastern North Pacific from California to Baja California. Non-breeding distribution far ranging to central North Pacific and Alaska |
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| Rare or Endemic: | | No |
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| Resident: | | No |
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| Introduced: | | No |
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| Federal Status: | | Marine Mammal Protection Act |
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Comments:
Northern Elephant seals are polygenous breeders which may form large aggregations during the breeding season.
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