Walrus

Odobenidae Odobenus Odobenus rosmarus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Superfamily:	Pinnipedia
Family:	Odobenidae Allen, 1880
Genus:	Odobenus Brisson, 1762
Species:	O. rosmarus
Binomial name
Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies
O. rosmarus rosmarus O. rosmarus divergens O. rosmarus laptevi (debated)
Distribution of Walrus

A walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) is a marine mammal,^[2] the only species of the family Odobenidae, which is one of the three pinniped families. They live in the cold northern seas of the Arctic Ocean around North America and Europe.

1. ↑ Seal Specialist Group (1996). Odobenus rosmarus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
2. ↑ Wozencraft W.C. (2005). Wilson D.E. and Reeder D.M. (ed.). Mammal species of the world (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.