Northern Ireland Priority species (NIPS)

MAMMALIA : Carnivora : PhocidaeMAMMALS

Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791)

Grey seal

image: grey_seal
Halichoerus grypus
 Halichoerus grypus : Large Map

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

iNaturalist: Halichoerus grypus at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Halichoerus grypus at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791). AphiaID: 137080.

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

  (2026). Halichoerus grypus. (Fabricius, 1791). [In] Priority species, Marine Biodiversity Portal NI.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/priorityaccounts.php?item=ZK250. Accessed on 2026-07-28