Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) wildspecies.ca

Undetermined

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Mammals

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Common Names

English common name:

Harbor Seal

French common name:

Phoque commun

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Harbour Seal	Phoque commun
2005	Harbour Seal	Phoque commun
2010	Harbour Seal	Phoque commun
2015	Harbor Seal	Phoque commun
2020	Harbor Seal	Phoque commun

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Mammalia

Subclass

Theria

Infraclass

Eutheria

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Phoca vitulina	Phocidae	Carnivora
2005	Phoca vitulina	Phocidae	Carnivora
2010	Phoca vitulina	Phocidae	Carnivora
2015	Phoca vitulina	Phocidae	Carnivora
2020	Phoca vitulina	Phocidae	Carnivora

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Unrankable
2005	Secure	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	Procedural change.
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5
2020	Secure - N5

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

British Columbia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Imperiled - S2S3
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

Ontario
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Pacific Ocean
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Assessed - 6
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5