Hawaiian Monk Seal
Neomonachus schauinslandi
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 2,245
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
Description
The Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) is a vulnerable species of earless seal in the family Phocidae that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian monk seal is one of two extant monk seal species; the other is the Mediterranean monk seal. A third species, the Caribbean monk seal, is extinct.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Hawaiian monk seal”.