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Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)
MammalverifiedLeast Concern

Phoca vitulina

Linnaeus, 1758

Common Seal

Also known as: Harbour Seal, Atlantic Harbor Seal, Eastern Atlantic Harbour Seal, Foca Moteada, Harbor Seal, Eastern Atlantic Harbor Seal, Western Atlantic Harbor Seal

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About
Max size

1.86 m

Taxonomy
Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Phocidae

Where to find it
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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Weddell Seal

Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)

Hydrurga leptonyx

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Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata)

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Hooded Seal

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