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title: "Noordelijke zeeolifant"
description: "Mirounga angustirostris — Zoogdieren. The northern elephant seal or northern sea elephant, is one of two species of elephant seal."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/northern-elephant-seal
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Noordelijke zeeolifant

> Mirounga angustirostris — Zoogdieren. The northern elephant seal or northern sea elephant, is one of two species of elephant seal.

- Scientific name: *Mirounga angustirostris*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 12598
- Wikidata: [Q626023](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q626023)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41728](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41728)

## Names

- en: Northern Elephant Seal
- de: Nördlicher See-Elefant
- es: Elefante marino norteño
- fr: Éléphant de mer du nord
- nl: Noordelijke zeeolifant
- pt: Elefante-marinho-do-norte
- pl: Mirunga północna

## Countries with the most observations

US (11714), CA (287), MX (149)

## Summary

The northern elephant seal or northern sea elephant, is one of two species of elephant seal. It is a member of the family Phocidae. Elephant seals derive their name from their great size and from the male's large proboscis. Sexual dimorphism in size is great. Correspondingly, the mating system is highly polygynous; a successful male is able to impregnate up to 50 females in one season.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_elephant_seal

## Photo

![Noordelijke zeeolifant](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-elephant-seal/medium.jpg)

Photo: Steve Woodward · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262874533

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-elephant-seal?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).