Walrus
Odobenus rosmarus
VulnerablePhoto: Nixette · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mammalcarnivore
The walrus is a marine mammal with long tusks, found in the cold waters around the Arctic Circle. It’s the only living member of its family, Odobenidae, and comes in two subspecies: Atlantic and Pacific.
- Walruses use their tusks to haul themselves onto ice.
- They live in the Arctic Ocean and nearby subarctic seas.
- There are two subspecies: Atlantic walrus and Pacific walrus.
PolarOceanArctic
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Odobenus rosmarus
- Habitat
- Polar, Ocean
- Regions in this directory
- Arctic
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)
