Walrus - Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Quick facts
Threat status Europe | Not Applicable (IUCN) |
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Protected by | 3 international agreements |
Distribution
Threat and conservation status
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Legal text | Annex | Conditions | More information |
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Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention) | http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp | ||
https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864
Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network] |
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) | Synonym for this species is listed in CITES. See there for more details. | http://www.cites.org/eng |
Common names and synonyms
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Atlantescht Walross | Luxemburgish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Hvalros | Danish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Hvalross | Norwegian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Mors | Polish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Mors | Turkish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Morsa | Portuguese | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Morsa | Spanish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Morse | French | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Morsk | Estonian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Mursu | Finnish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Rostungur | Icelandic | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Rozmár | Hungarian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Tricheco | Italian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Valross | Swedish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Valzirgs | Latvian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Walroß | German | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Walrus | Dutch | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Walrus | English | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
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Phoca rosmarus | Linnaeus, 1758 |
Rosmarus arcticus | Pallas, 1811 |
Trichechus divergens | Illiger, 1815 |
Trichechus cookii | Fremerij, 1831 |
Trichechus orientalis | Dybowski, 1922 |
Other resources
CoL (accepted name) | Catalogue of Life |
EoL | Encyclopedia of Life |
Fauna Europaea | Fauna Europaea |
GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
Species+ | Species+ by UNEP-WCMC |
Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
WoRMS | World Register of Marine Species |