How big does the Ringed Seal get?

The Ringed Seal grows to about 1.7 m.

Ringed Seal

Pusa hispida

Group: Seal
Max size: 1.7 m
IUCN status: LC

A small Arctic seal that stays among the pack ice year round, it carves and keeps open breathing holes in the frozen surface with its claws. It feeds on fish and planktonic crustaceans and raises its pups in snow caves above the ice.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Carnivora › Phocidae › Pusa

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 159021.

FAQ

How big does the Ringed Seal get?: The Ringed Seal grows to about 1.7 m.