Ribbon seal: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the ribbon seal lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Histriophoca fasciata
Group	Seals, sea lions & walrus
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Phocidae

Where does the ribbon seal live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ribbon seal in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the ribbon seal endangered?

The ribbon seal’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ribbon seal?

The ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Phocidae, genus Histriophoca. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ribbon seal

The ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata) is a medium-sized pinniped from the true seal family (Phocidae). A seasonally ice-bound species, it is found in the Arctic and Subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean, notably in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk. It is distinguished by its striking coloration, with two wide white strips and two white circles against dark brown or black fur.

It is the only living species in the genus Histriophoca; a possible fossil species, H. alekseevi, has been described from the Miocene of Moldova.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ribbon seal (revision 1380371148), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q754895 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).