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The Caribbean monk seal (Neomonachus tropicalis), also known as the West Indian seal or sea wolf, was a species of seal native to the Caribbean.The main natural predators of Caribbean monk seals were large sharks, such as great whites and tiger sharks, and possibly transient orcas (though killer whales are not often sighted in the Caribbean); however, humans would become their most lethal ...
Four seal species are estimated to have over one million members, while six are classified as endangered with population counts as low as 600, and two, the Caribbean monk seal and the Japanese sea lion, went extinct in the 20th century.
Caribbean monk seal. There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. Suborder: Pinnipedia. Family: Phocidae (earless seals) Genus: Neomonachus. Caribbean monk seal, N. tropicalis EX
Critically endangered: The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. EN: ... Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis EX; Order: Perissodactyla ...
Monk seals are earless seals of the tribe Monachini.They are the only earless seals found in tropical climates. The two genera of monk seals, Monachus and Neomonachus, comprise three species: the Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus; the Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi; and the Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis, which became extinct in the 20th century.
Critically endangered: The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. EN: ... Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis EX; Order: Perissodactyla ...
Endangered: The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. VU: Vulnerable: ... Caribbean monk seal, N. tropicalis EX; Notes
Critically endangered: The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. EN: Endangered: ... Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis EX; See also