Leopard seal

Scientific name: Hydrurga leptonyx

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0341

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Where it lives

Animal Diversity Web lists the following habitats for Hydrurga leptonyx: marine habitats.

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Marine and coastal habitats

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1Animal Diversity Web — Hydrurga leptonyxSRC-C540-B05-ADW-ENT0341

Where it is found

The leopard seal is an animal that mostly lives alone in the floating pack ice surrounding Antarctica; this does not mean that all of its sightings are confined there.

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In NAKTASHIF worlds:Marine and coastal habitats

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1Animal Diversity Web — Hydrurga leptonyxSRC-C540-B05-ADW-ENT0341
2GBIF taxonomic name match: Hydrurga leptonyxSRC-DSC-16855BD6ED
3GBIF licensed observation search: Hydrurga leptonyxSRC-DSC-391D22CFBE
4Institutional species profile: Hydrurga leptonyxSRC-DSC-A936CFF7D8

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T094235472 · last approved 8 November 2026

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4Institutional species profile: Hydrurga leptonyxSRC-DSC-A936CFF7D8

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