Pusa
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Pusa is a genus of the earless seal
s, 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.
Earless seal
The true seals or earless seals are one of the three main groups of mammals within the seal superfamily, Pinnipedia. All true seals are members of the family Phocidae . They are sometimes called crawling seals to distinguish them from the fur seals and sea lions of the family Otariidae...
s, within the Family Phocidae. The three species of this genus were split from the genus Phoca
Phoca
Phoca is a genus of the earless seals, within the Family Phocidae. It now contains just two species, the Common Seal and the Spotted Seal...
, and some sources still give Phoca as an acceptable synonym for Pusa.