Mediterranean monk seal  (Monachus monachus)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCarnivora
FamilyPhocidae
GenusMonachus (1)
SizeLength of male: 240 cm (2)
Length of female: 238 cm (2)
Weight of male: 315 kg (2)
Weight of female: 300 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) by the IUCN Red List 2007 (1). Listed on Appendix I of CITES (3) and Appendices I and II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS, or Bonn Convention) (4).

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