Walrus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the walrus lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Odobenus rosmarus
Group	Seals, sea lions & walrus
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Odobenidae

Where does the walrus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the walrus in 11 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

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 walrus endangered?

The walrus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the walrus?

The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Odobenidae, genus Odobenus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the walrus

The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus; plural walrus or walruses) is a large pinniped marine mammal with discontinuous distribution about the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. It is the only extant species in the family Odobenidae and genus Odobenus. This species is subdivided into two subspecies: the Atlantic walrus (O. r. rosmarus), which lives in the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific walrus (O. r. divergens), which lives in the Pacific Ocean.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Walrus (revision 1380492728), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q40994 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).