Mantenimiento programado (scheduled maintenance) el
Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779)
Lobo marino, foca monje, foca monje del Mediterráneo
 
Metazoa
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Phocidae
ENDEMICITY
Canarias Gender Do not
Species Do not
Subspecies -
Macaronesia Gender Do not
Species Do not
Subspecies -
Distribution in the Canary Islands
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  • High confidence - Land
  • High confidence - Marine (<200m)
  • Medium / low confidence
  • No information

  • With presence in the sea
  • No presence at sea
Worldwide distribution

Madeira, Atlantic coast of northwest Africa and northeast of the Mediterranean.

Distribution in the Canary Islands

There is no known distribution in the Canary Islands for this species.

Origin

Habitat

Little altered rocky coasts, in general with abundant islets and caves; these are used for rest and reproduction. (Blanco & González, 2006)

Protection states for this species have not been defined.

 
UICN. Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza
GBIF-España. Global Biodiversity Information Facility