Taxonomic Drilldown

At any stage, you can move up or down the Taxonomic hierachy of Antarctic/subantarctic species by clicking on any name. Lower level taxon counts are shown in [].

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Pinnepedia
Family Phocidae

List of all species - see Taxon profile using the number

Genus Hydrurga
Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville,1820) Leopard Seal
Genus Leptonychotes
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson,1826) Weddell Seal
Genus Lobodon
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot,1842) Crabeater Seal
Genus Mirounga
Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus,1758) Southern Elephant Seal
Genus Ommatophoca
Ommatophoca rossii Gray,1844 Ross Seal