Monachus

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Monk seals
Image:Hawaiian Monk Seal, photo in water.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Phocidae Genus: Monachus Fleming, 1822
Species
Monachus schauinslandi Monachus monachus Monachus tropicalis

Monachus is a genus (and a subgenus of the same name) of the Family Phocidae and the Order Pinnipedia and refers to the various monk seal species throughout the world. These include:

• the Hawaiian Monk Seal or Monachus schauinslandi (endangered)
• the Mediterranean Monk Seal or Monachus monachus (critically endangered)
• the Caribbean Monk Seal or Monachus tropicalis (extinct)

[edit] External links

• The Monachus Guardian

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