Species

Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791)

Common names:

grey seal,

hallhüljes

Metazoa ❯Bilateria ❯Chordata ❯Vertebrata ❯Mammalia ❯Theria ❯Eutheria ❯Laurasiatheria ❯Carnivora ❯Phocidae ❯Halichoerus ❯Halichoerus grypus

III protection category. Regional IUCN Red List category: Least Concern.

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Occurrences

Total records	219 ( 182 observations, 35 specimens, 2 refbased )
Total species	1
Records in Estonia	218 ( 182 observations, 34 specimens, 2 refbased )
Species in Estonia	1
First occurrence in Estonia	1949-04-16
Latest occurrence in Estonia	2026-08-16
First occurrence in Estonia this year	2026-01-03

Species lists

Estonian species,

Protected species of Estonia, category III,

Red List species in Estonia,

Red list: Least Concern

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Accepted name

Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791)

Common names

hallhüljes Estonian,

grey seal English,

havert Norwegian Bokmål,

gråsel Norwegian Bokmål,

havert Norwegian Nynorsk,

gråsel Norwegian Nynorsk

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