MAMMALIA : Carnivora : PhocidaeMAMMALS

Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777
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Distribution Map from NBN: Phoca groenlandica at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Phoca groenlandica at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

GBIF data for Pagophilus groenlandicus

WoRMS: Phoca groenlandica at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777). AphiaID: 159019.

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

 Picton, B.E., Keatley, L. & Morrow, C.C. (2025). Phoca groenlandica. Erxleben, 1777. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZK180. Accessed on 2026-07-23