Northern Ireland Priority species (NIPS)

MAMMALIA : Carnivora : PhocidaeMAMMALS

Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758

Harbour seal

image: c6160517
Phoca vitulina
 Phoca vitulina : Large Map

Distribution Map from NBN: Phoca vitulina at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Phoca vitulina at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Phoca vitulina at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758. AphiaID: 137084.

Classification: Biota; Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Tetrapoda; Mammalia; Theria; Carnivora; Caniformia; Pinnipedia; Phocidae; Phoca

Previous species Next species
  (2026). Phoca vitulina. Linnaeus, 1758. [In] Priority species, Marine Biodiversity Portal NI.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/priorityaccounts.php?item=ZK200. Accessed on 2026-07-28