Hawaiian Monk Seal

The Hawaiian monk seal is an endangered species of earless seal in the family Phocidae that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian monk seal is one of two extant monk seal species; the other is the Mediterranean monk seal. A third species, the Caribbean monk seal, is extinct.

Scientific name: Monachus schauinslandi

Mass: 490 lbs (Adult)

Trophic level: Omnivorous

Length: 7.3 ft. (Adult)

Location: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Family: Phocidae

Kingdom: Animalia