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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Phoca largha

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Phocidae

Genus

Phoca

Species

Phoca largha

Mammalia🌊 Marine predator / filter feeder

Spotted Seal

Phoca largha (Spotted Seal · ゴマフアザラシ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

🇰🇷 Class I endangered wildlife (Korea) · Natural Monument (Korea) «Spotted Seal»

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Marine predator / filter feeder

Length · Height

1.51~1.76m · No data

Mass · Top Speed

65~115kg · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Coasts of the North Pacific and East Asia (including the East Sea and Yellow Sea); shallow waters along sea ice edges in winter

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its maximum weight of 115 kg is heavier than a traditional sack of rice (80 kg) (Comparison).
💡 Its maximum body length of 1.76 m is about the height of a tall adult (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)58

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#점박이물범#Phoca largha

📖 1. Overview

The Spotted Seal is a seal living in the North Pacific and East Asian seas that spends the winter on sea ice.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its body length is 1.51–1.76 m and its weight is 65–115 kg, with males being larger.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It feeds on fish such as herring, pollock, cod, and capelin, as well as mollusks and crustaceans. It gives birth to a single pup per year, and females reach adulthood at 3–4 years of age.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

It is listed as an Endangered Wild Species Class I on the National List of Species of Korea and was designated a Natural Monument on November 16, 1982. Korea Heritage Service records list its range around the East Sea, Yellow Sea, and Korea Strait.