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Neomonachus schauinslandi (Hawaiian Monk Seal)

Synonyms: Monachus schauinslandi; Phoca schauinslandi

Wikipedia Abstract

The Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi (formerly Monachus schauinslandi), is a highly endangered species of earless seal in the family Phocidae that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian monk seal is one of two remaining monk seal species; the other is the Mediterranean monk seal. A third species, the Caribbean monk seal, is extinct. The Hawaiian monk seal is the only seal native to Hawaii, and, along with the Hawaiian hoary bat, is one of only two mammals endemic to the islands.
View Wikipedia Record: Neomonachus schauinslandi

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Neomonachus schauinslandi

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
8
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
76
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 16.74
EDGE Score: 5.65
View EDGE Record: Neomonachus schauinslandi

Attributes

Gestation [2]  11 months 5 days
Litter Size [2]  1
Litters / Year [2]  1
Maximum Longevity [4]  30 years
Nocturnal [3]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [4]  7.413 feet (226 cm)
Water Biome [1]  Reef, Coastal
Weaning [2]  35 days
Adult Weight [2]  490.531 lbs (222.50 kg)
Birth Weight [2]  37.479 lbs (17.00 kg)
Forages - Marine [3]  100 %
Female Maturity [2]  5 years

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Polynesia-Micronesia Fiji, Micronesia, Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga, United States Yes

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Phoebastria immutabilis (Laysan Albatross)2
Phoebastria nigripes (Black-footed Albatross)1
Pterodroma heraldica (Herald Petrel)1
Pterodroma neglecta (Kermadec Petrel)1
Pterodroma ultima (Murphy's Petrel)1

Consumers

Range Map

External References

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Citations

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♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 4Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 5CephBase - Cephalopod (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus) Database
♦ 6Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 7Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
♦ 8Nunn, C. L., and S. Altizer. 2005. The Global Mammal Parasite Database: An Online Resource for Infectious Disease Records in Wild Primates. Evolutionary Anthroplogy 14:1-2.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0