Table A4.
Total body length of extant taxa taken from the literature
| Taxon | Maximum Body Length (m) | Maximum Male Body Length (m) | Maximum Female Body Length (m) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erignathus barbatus | 2.54 | 2.54 | 2.42 | Andersen et al. (1999) |
| Cystophora cristata | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.06 | Bininda‐Emonds and Gittleman (2000) |
| Histriophoca fasciata | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.55 | Bininda‐Emonds and Gittleman (2000) |
| Pagophilus groenlandicus | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.69 | Bininda‐Emonds and Gittleman (2000) |
| Phoca largha | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.59 | Bininda‐Emonds and Gittleman (2000) |
| Phoca vitulina | 1.80 | 1.8 | 1.65 | Lindenfors et al. (2002) |
| Halichoerus grypus | 2.16 | 2.16 | 1.8 | Bininda‐Emonds and Gittleman (2000) |
| Pusa capsica | 1.50 | 1.5 | 1.36 | Bininda‐Emonds and Gittleman (2000) |
| Pusa sibirica | 1.30 | 1.3 | 1.25 | Bininda‐Emonds and Gittleman (2000) |
| Pusa hispida | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | King (1983) |
| Monachus monachus | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.65 | Samaranch and Gonzalez (2000) (male), Bininda‐Emonds and Gittleman (2000) (female) |
| Neomonachus schauinslandi | 2.34 | 2.14 | 2.43 | Bininda‐Emonds and Gittleman (2000) |
| Neomonachus tropicalis | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.26 | Bininda‐Emonds and Gittleman (2000) (male) |
| Mirounga leonina | 5.56 | 5.56 | 2.70 | Modig (1996) (male), Bininda‐Emonds and Gittleman (2000) (female) |
| Mirounga angustirostris | 4.50 | 4.50 | 2.95 | Bininda‐Emonds and Gittleman (2000) |
| Lobodon carcinophagus | 2.77 | 2.64 | 2.77 | Laws et al. (2003) |
| Ommatophoca rossii | 3 | 3.00 | 2.50 | King (1983) |
| Hydrurga leptonyx | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | Rogers (2009) |
| Leptonychotes weddellii | 3.29 | 2.97 | 3.29 | King (1983), Stirling (1971) (female) |