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ODOBETUS ROSMARUS LAPTEVI [1 record]

Record 1 2016-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Two subspecies are commonly recognized: the Atlantic walrus, Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758), and the Pacific walrus, Odobenus rosmarus divergens (Illiger, 1815). A third subspecies has been proposed, the Laptev Sea walrus, Odobenus rosmarus laptevi (Chapski, 1940), but this is not commonly recognized as such.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

morse de la mer des Laptev : L'existence de cette sous-espèce ne semble pas faire l'unanimité chez les spécialistes.

Key term(s)
  • morse de la mer de Laptev

Spanish

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