Walrus - Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Not Applicable (IUCN) |
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| Protected by | 3 international agreements |
Distribution
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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 | ||
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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
Common Name
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Language
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Reference
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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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Synonym
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Author
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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 |
