Harbor seal

phylum	Chordata	The harbor (or harbour) seal, also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. The most widely distributed of pinniped (walruses, eared seals, and true seals), they are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Baltic and North Seas. Individual harbor seals possess a unique pattern of spots, either dark on a light background or light on a dark. They vary in color from brownish black to tan or grey; underparts are generally lighter. The body and flippers are short, heads are rounded. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Earless seal
class	Mammalia
infraclass	Eutheria
order	Carnivora
suborder	Caniformia
family	Phocidae
genus	Phoca
species	P. vitulina

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