Mirounga (Elephant Seals)

Genus

Elephant Seals

Mirounga

2 species in our catalog · found in 16 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Southern Elephant Seal
LC

Southern Elephant Seal

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Mirounga leonina

80–90% · Very likely
Northern Elephant Seal
LC

Northern Elephant Seal

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Mirounga angustirostris

10–20% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Elephant Seals

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
80–90%
2 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
3 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
10–20%
4 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
10–20%
6 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
0–10%
7 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
8 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
9 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
10 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
0–10%
11 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
12 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
0–10%
13 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
0–10%
14 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
15 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
16 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%