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Pusa

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Phocidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Subfamily
  
Phocinae

Pusa

Pusa is a genus of the earless seals, within the family Phocidae. The three species of this genus were split from the genus Phoca, and some sources still give Phoca as an acceptable synonym for Pusa.

The three species in this genus are found in Arctic and subarctic regions, as well as around the Caspian Sea. This includes these countries and regions: Russia, Scandinavia, Britain, Greenland, Canada, the United States, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Japan.

Only the Caspian seal is endangered.

Species

  • Caspian seal, Pusa caspica - (Gmelin, 1788)
  • Ringed seal, Pusa hispida - (Schreber, 1775)
  • Baikal seal or nerpa, Pusa sibirica - Gmelin, 1788
  • References

    Pusa Wikipedia


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