Explore: Caribbean Monk Seal

Caribbean monk seal (Neomonachus tropicalis), also known as the West Indian seal or sea wolf, is an extinct species of seal native to the Caribbean.

species: the Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus; the Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi; and the Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis

Hawaiian monk seal is one of two extant monk seal species; the other is the Mediterranean monk seal. A third species, the Caribbean monk seal, is extinct

the Caribbean monk seal nasal mite, is an extinct species of mite. An obligate parasite, it depended on the nasal cavity of the Caribbean monk seal (Neomonachus

tropical monk seals, are mostly confined to polar, subpolar, and temperate climates. The Baikal seal is the only species of exclusively freshwater seal. The

the most recent marine mammal extinctions to occur, alongside the Caribbean monk seal which went extinct at around the same time. In 2007, the South Korean

industries for their products, seals are now protected by international law. The Japanese sea lion and the Caribbean monk seal have become extinct in the

whales and seals. Commercial hunting led to the extinction of the Steller's sea cow, sea mink, Japanese sea lion and Caribbean monk seal. After commercial

as endangered with population counts as low as 600, and two, the Caribbean monk seal and the Japanese sea lion, went extinct in the 20th century. The

a chance seedling in New Zealand. Last confirmed sighting of the Caribbean monk seal, at Serranilla Bank, between Jamaica and Nicaragua. Soviet scientists