Grey seal

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phylum Chordata The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus, meaning "hooked-nosed sea pig") is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is a large seal of the family Phocidae or "true seals". Its name is spelled gray seal in the US; it is also known as Atlantic grey seal and the horsehead seal


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class Mammalia
infraclass Eutheria
order Carnivora
suborder Caniformia
family Phocidae
genus Halichoerus
species H. grypus