Animal Diversity Web lists the following habitats for Hydrurga leptonyx: marine habitats.
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Animal Diversity Web lists the following habitats for Hydrurga leptonyx: marine habitats.
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In NAKTASHIF worlds:Marine and coastal habitats
Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T094235472 · last approved 8 November 2026
GBIF reports an observation attributed to Hydrurga leptonyx in Antarctica, dated 2026-01-06. This is a reported occurrence only, not evidence of native range, breeding, exhaustive distribution or a wild setting.
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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