Hooded seal - Cystophora cristata (Erxleben, 1777)
Quick facts
Threat status Europe | Not Applicable (IUCN) |
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EU conservation status by biogeographical region | Marine Atlantic - Unknown |
Marine Macaronesian - Unknown | |
Protected by | EU Habitats Directive and 1 other international agreement |
Most preferred habitats |
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Natura 2000 species code | 2637 |
Distribution
Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
EU conservation status
Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2007-2012 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Legal text | Annex | Conditions | More information |
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Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive) | (All species of Phocidae not mentioned in Annex IV) | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm | |
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention) | http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp |
Common names and synonyms
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Blåssäl | Swedish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Blöðruselur | Icelandic | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Cistofora crestata | Italian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Foca de casco | Spanish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Foca-de-crista | Portuguese | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Hólyagos fóka | Hungarian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Hooded seal | English | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Kapturnik | Polish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Klapmuts | Dutch | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Klapmyds | Danish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Klappmütze | German | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Klappmyss | Norwegian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Kuplahylje | Finnish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Phoque à capuchon | French | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Põishüljes | Estonian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Tuljan mjehuraš | Croatian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
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Phoca cristata | Erxleben, 1777 |
Cystophora borealis | Nilsson, 1820 |
Cystophora dimidiata | Rüppell, 1842 |
Other resources
CoL (accepted name) | Catalogue of Life |
EoL | Encyclopedia of Life |
Fauna Europaea | Fauna Europaea |
GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary | |
ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
WoRMS | World Register of Marine Species |
External data
Reportnet deliveries
Files delivered through Reportnet with relevance to this species.
Released | Coverage | Envelope | File |
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2013-12-18 | Netherlands | NL 2013 report art. 17 | NL_species_reports_2013-12-09compleet2.xml |
2013-10-10 | United Kingdom | Habitats Directive Article 17 2013 2nd submission UK | GB_species_reports-13925-15297.xml |
2013-09-18 | Portugal | Relatorio nacional sobre a implementacao da Directiva Habitats 2013 | PT_species_reports.xml |
2008-03-17 | Netherlands | NL Report HR 2007 | Species questionnaire for Cystophora cristata |