Walrus
Odobenus rosmarus
OceanVulnerableVulnerable
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Mass
- 1,200 kg
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
In short
The walrus 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, which lives in the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific walrus, which lives in the Pacific Ocean.
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The walrus is a large pinniped marine mammal with discontinuous distribution about the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean and…