Odobenus rosmarus (walrus)
Specimen Images | FW2078 |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Odobenidae |
| Genus | Odobenus |
| Species | Odobenus rosmarus |
| Common | walrus |
| Diet | Mollusks, marine invertebrates, from sea floor in relatively shallow water. Sucks clams out of shells. |
| Habitat | Arctic pack ice, circumpolar. Preyed on by humans, orca, young by polar bears. Slow reproduction. |
| Description | Light brown to pink (little fur). Both sexes have long tusks, stiff whiskers. Huge, but |
| Skull Characteristics | Heavy with large canine tusks, other teeth reduced, blunt. |
| Notes | Links to more species information:
Smithsonian Animal Diversity Web |