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Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Elefante Marino del Sur
Family: Phocidae
Order: Carnivora
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status: Least Concern

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Foto
Photography ID: 666531
♀  Juvenile
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
01/09/2026
Julio Sebastián Gómez Barboza Silveira
Foto
Photography ID: 665636
♀  Adult
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
08/18/2022
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 621721
♀  Adult
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/07/2025
Enrico H. Vicentini
Foto
Photography ID: 620976
♀  Adult
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/02/2025
Enrico H. Vicentini
Foto
Photography ID: 616169
♀  Adult
La Paloma
Rocha
Uruguay
12/27/2024
Diego Varales
Foto
Photography ID: 582529
♀  Adult
Punta Ballena
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/10/2024
Luciano Buck
Foto
Photography ID: 580141
♀  Adult
Cabo Polonio
Rocha
Uruguay
04/11/2024
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 494938
♀  Adult
José Ignacio
Maldonado
Uruguay
05/26/2022
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 389214
♂  Adult
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
09/03/2018
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 355011
  Juvenile
Montevideo
Montevideo
Uruguay
10/09/2019
Emilio Lessa
Foto
Photography ID: 166239
♂  Juvenile
Isla de lobos
Maldonado
Uruguay
07/24/2016
Mauricio Silvera
Foto
Photography ID: 166220
  Juvenile
Cabo Polonio
Rocha
Uruguay
02/18/2016
Germán Gil



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241292909/01/2026UruguayMaldonadoPiriápolisJulio Sebastián Gómez Barboza Silveira
224569307/02/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
224342002/02/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
221649527/12/2024UruguayRochaPuerto de La Paloma, La PalomaDiego Varales
202268411/04/2024UruguayRochaParque Nacional Cabo polonio, Cabo PolonioGuillermo Menéndez
201557307/03/2024UruguayMaldonadoPunta Ballena, Maldonado1Emilio Lessa
202956910/02/2024UruguayMaldonadoCamping Punta Ballena, Punta BallenaLuciano Buck
240925318/08/2022UruguayMaldonadoPiriápolisAdrian Antunez
158674926/05/2022UruguayMaldonadoPlaya mansa Jose Ignacio, José IgnacioAlejandra Pons
110754209/10/2019UruguayMontevideoPlaya Ramírez., MontevideoEmilio Lessa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.