Hooded Seal

Cystophora cristata

General Status Rank: 
Vagrant
ELCODE: 
AMAJG05010
Common Name: 
Hooded Seal
Scientific Name: 
Cystophora cristata
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Mammal (Marine Mammal)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Mammalia
Order: 
Carnivora
Family: 
Phocidae
References: 
B001
General Biology

Female Age at Maturity

4 to 6 years
References: 
B001

Longevity

up to 32 years
References: 
B001
Habitat
pelagic, inhabiting the edge of the arctic paci-ice
References: 
B001
Distribution

Ecozones

Atlantic Ocean
References: 
BSC1

Number of Occurrences

...a single hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) from the west coast of Banks Island (A. Elias, pers. comm.) in R245 no date
References: 
R245

Area of Occupancy

migratory along eastern Canadian coast, up to Greenland
Score: 
-
Population

Population Size

between 500 000 and 600 000 (1991); Atlantic pop about 325 000
References: 
BSC2
Threats

Threats

hunting
References: 
BSC2

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
References: 
BSC2
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Vagrant
Status Rank Description: 
See NU rank - see Nunavut assessment; one observation cited in R245 (no date - prior to 1975)
S Rank: 
SNA
Decision Process Description: 
Reivewed in 2015 by DFO: added as vagrant species based on literature (error correction); Reviewed in 2020, no change
Last Updated: 
June 13, 2020
Status Designations

Canada – Assessment by Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada

COSEWIC Status: 
Not At Risk

References

Age Of Maturity

  • Banfield AWF (1974) The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press RWED Library Call #QL721.B3 - B001 Return

Ecozones

  • Forsyth, Adrian (1999) Mammals of North America Temperate and Arctic Regions. Firefly Books RWED Library Call#QL715.F67 - BSC1 Return

Habitat

  • Banfield AWF (1974) The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press RWED Library Call #QL721.B3 - B001 Return

Intrinsic Vulnerability

  • Wilson, Don. E and Ruff, S. (eds) (1999) The Smithsonian book of North American mammals. UBC Press 750 pp. RWED Library Call#QL715.S64 - BSC2 Return

Longevity

  • Banfield AWF (1974) The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press RWED Library Call #QL721.B3 - B001 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Stirling, I, Archibald, R. DeMaster, D. (1975) Beaufort Sea Technical Report #1 http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/49574.pdf - R245 Return

Population Size

Wilson, Don. E and Ruff, S. (eds) (1999) The Smithsonian book of North American mammals. UBC Press 750 pp. RWED Library Call#QL715.S64 - BSC2 Return

Taxonomy

  • Banfield AWF (1974) The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press RWED Library Call #QL721.B3 - B001 Return

Threats

  • Wilson, Don. E and Ruff, S. (eds) (1999) The Smithsonian book of North American mammals. UBC Press 750 pp. RWED Library Call#QL715.S64 - BSC2 Return