Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata)

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Cystophora cristata

(Erxleben, 1777)

Hooded Seal

Also known as: Bladdernose Seal, Crested Seal

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About

Max size

2.5 m

Taxonomy

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Phocidae

Other species in Phocidae

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Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus)

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Ross Seal (Ommatophoca rossii)

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Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii)

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Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)

Phoca vitulina

Common Seal

Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)

Hydrurga leptonyx

Leopard Seal

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