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Ringed Seal and allies
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Ringed Seal and allies

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.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

Ringed Seal

speciesPusa hispida

Baikal Seal

speciesPusa sibirica

Caspian Seal

speciesPusa caspica

Saimaa Seal

speciesPusa saimensis

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Ringed Seal and allies in Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Plants and Trees

Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Plants and Trees

王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.24

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 41688.