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Earless Seals

Phocidae · 6 species

In Québec, the family Phocidae (order Carnivora) counts 6 species of mammals. The stars? Gray Seal, Harbor Seal and Harp Seal, the most often observed. The richest region: Côte-Nord, with 6 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Côte-Nord6
  2. Capitale-Nationale4
  3. Nord-du-Québec4
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  8. Mauricie1
  9. Montréal1
  10. Laval1
  11. Lanaudière1
  12. Montérégie1

Earless Seals 6

Carnivora
All91Carnivora30Artiodactyla25Rodentia18Chiroptera8Eulipotyphla5Lagomorpha4Didelphimorphia1
Phocidae
All30Mustelidae8Canidae7Phocidae6Felidae4Ursidae2Mephitidae1Odobenidae1Procyonidae1
Gray Seal3,319 observations
Harbor Seal1,815 observations
Harp Seal177 observations
Bearded Seal13 observations
Ringed Seal7 observations
Hooded Seal5 observations