southern elephant seal

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
gptkbp:breedingSeason September to November
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:southern_elephant_seal
sea elephant
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
gptkb:squid
cephalopods
gptkbp:divingDepth up to 2 hours
over 2,000 m
gptkbp:family gptkb:Phocidae
gptkbp:femaleLength up to 3 m
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:John_Edward_Gray
1827
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Mirounga
gptkbp:IUCNStatus LC
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:largestSealSpecies true
gptkbp:lifespan 20 years
gptkbp:maleLength up to 6 m
gptkbp:migratory true
gptkbp:molting January to March
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Falkland_Islands
gptkb:Antarctic_Peninsula
gptkb:Heard_Island
gptkb:Kerguelen_Islands
gptkb:Macquarie_Island
gptkb:Patagonia
gptkb:South_Georgia
sub-Antarctic islands
gptkbp:notableFeature proboscis in adult males
gptkbp:order gptkb:Carnivora
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators gptkb:bird
large sharks
gptkbp:pupBirthWeight 40 kg
gptkbp:pupWeaningPeriod 3-4 weeks
gptkbp:range SouthernElephantSealRange.png
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:cathedral
gptkbp:reproduction polygynous
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Mirounga_leonina
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism extreme
gptkbp:weightFemale up to 900 kg
gptkbp:weightMale up to 4,000 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mirounga
gptkb:Macquarie_Island_Nature_Reserve
gptkb:Nightingale_Island
gptkb:Northern_elephant_seal
gptkb:Saunders_Island
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label southern elephant seal