Phoca vitulina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Phoca vitulina (Linnaeus, 1758)

English
Harbour Seal (pronunciation); Common Seal (pronunciation); Harbor Seal

Portuguese
Foca-comum

Norwegian
Steinkobbe (pronunciation); Fjordsel (pronunciation); Kobbe (pronunciation)

Sámi
Nuorroš; Geađgenjuorjju; Geađgán; Ákču (adult female); Rohka (adult male); Njákču (newborn young);
Varranáppat (newborn young, 1-2 days old, navel still bleeding); Bávdagas (young that is not weaned
yet); Vieksi (weaned young less than 12 months old); Skávdu (young in its second year)

Icelandic
Landselur

Dutch
Gewone zeehond (pronunciation)

Frisian
Seehûn

German
Seehund (pronunciation)

French
Phoque veau marin1 (pronunciation)

Spanish
Foca común; Foca de puerto; Foca moteada

Catalan
Foca comuna

Italian
Foca comune

Greek
Φώκια η κοινή

(Zoo)archaeological sites featuring Phoca vitulina

Norway

References

  1. Duguy, R. & D. Robineau, 1973. Cétacés et phoques des côtes de France – Guide d’identification. Annales de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de la Charente-Maritime, Supplément, juin 1973. ↩︎