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morsa

especie de mamíferos

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The walrus, scientifically known as *Odobenus rosmarus*, is a marine mammal belonging to the family Odobenidae. It is classified within the order Carnivora, class Mammalia, and phylum Chordata. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1758. Common names for this organism include Morsa, Morse, and Walross. It is viviparous and exhibits a cathemeral diel cycle.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the walrus as Vulnerable, a status recorded in 2025. The animal is a source of walrus ivory. Its gestation period lasts 15 units. The species is referenced by 1,377 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, iNaturalist, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Vulnerable

walrus

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCarnivora
FamilyOdobenidae

Habitatmarine

Observations1,390

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Odobenus
Image: Pacific Walrus - Bull (8247646168).jpg

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IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable
taxon rank: species
taxon name: Odobenus rosmarus
Commons category: Odobenus rosmarus
Commons gallery: Odobenus rosmarus
taxon common name: hvalros
gestation period: 15
sequenced genome URL: www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Odobenus_rosmarus
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
diel cycle: cathemeral
has characteristic: viviparity

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Article · Español

La morsa (Odobenus rosmarus) es una especie de mamífero pinnípedo de la familia Odobenidae. Es de gran tamaño y habita en los mares árticos. Existen dos subespecies, la morsa del Atlántico (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) y la del Pacífico (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) . La población mundial de morsas se calcula en unos doscientos cincuenta mil ejemplares. La morsa pertenece al orden Carnivora y al suborden (o, según otros, superfamilia) Pinnipedia.

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