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BPBM 159376Vertebrate Zoology
Neomonachus schauinslandi
Hawaiian Monk Seal
As recorded: Monachus schauinslandi Matschie, 1905
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Carnivora › Phocidae
- Collected by
- F H Fay
- Island
- Kure Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 28.4186, -178.3250
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Neomonachus schauinslandi observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-01-03.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Neomonachus schauinslandi. BPBM 159376. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93660017. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/159376.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93660017 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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