Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyPhocidae (Earless Seals)
- GenusPhoca (common seals)
- SpeciesPhoca vitulina (Harbor Seal)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Northern Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris
Coyote
Canis latrans
California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
American Badger
Taxidea taxus
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Kit Fox
Vulpes macrotis
Western Spotted Skunk
Spilogale gracilis
Ringtail
Bassariscus astutus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 3 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 16 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Harbor Seal in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Harbor Seal sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Harbor Seal in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Harbor Seal in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.