Walrus
Odobenus rosmarus
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Odobenus rosmarus
- Class
- Mammal
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Odobenidae
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Size
- Large (2–4 m)
- Active
- Day and night
- Continent
- North America, Europe, Asia
- Habitat
- Polar regions, Ocean
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Its Latin genus name Odobenus means tooth-walker, after the tusks it uses to haul itself onto ice.
- Hundreds of sensitive whiskers let it find food on the dark sea floor by touch.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q40994 · All animals · All entries