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Neomonachus schauinslandi
Hawaiian Monk Seal
As recorded: Monachus schauinslandi Matschie, 1905
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Carnivora › Phocidae
- Collected by
- ?
- Island
- French Frigate Shoals
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 23.7551, -166.2130
- Identified by
- M Sullivan, NOAANOAA →Ms. Lillian Sullivan →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Neomonachus schauinslandi observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2006-09-28.
2006-09-28
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Cory Gregory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2006-09-24
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Cory Gregory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Neomonachus schauinslandi. BPBM 185757. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090239601. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/185757.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090239601 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026