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Pusa
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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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Pusa is a taxon classified at the genus rank within the family Phocidae. It belongs to the order Carnivora, class Mammalia, and phylum Chordata, placing it within the kingdom Animalia. The genus was described by Scopoli in 1771 and holds an accepted status in taxonomic records.
The habitat of Pusa includes both marine and freshwater environments. Specimen records are held by institutions such as UCMP, UAM, and DMNS, with occurrences documented in the United States and Canada.
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KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyPhocidae
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- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Phocidae
- Collections
- UCMP, UAM, DMNS
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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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.
The three species in this genus are found in Arctic and subarctic regions, as well as around the Caspian Sea. This includes these countries and regions: Russia, Finland, Scandinavia, Britain, Greenland, Canada, the United States, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Japan. Due to changing local environmental conditions, the ringed seals found in the Canadian region has varied patterns of growth. The northern Canadian ringed seals grow slowly to a larger size, while the southern seals grow quickly to a smaller size.
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