Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus)

Mammalverified

Monachus monachus

(Hermann, 1779)

Mediterranean Monk Seal

Also known as: Monk Seal

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Taxonomy

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Phocidae

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