Harp seal

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phylum Chordata The harp seal or saddleback seal is a species of earless seal native to the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and parts of the Arctic Ocean. The harp seal has a silvery-gray body. Its eyes are pure black. It has black harp or wishbone-shaped markings on the back. The baby harp seal (pup) has a yellow-white coat at birth, but after three days, the coat turns white and stays white for about 12 days.


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class Mammalia
infraclass Eutheria
order Carnivora
suborder Caniformia
family Phocidae
genus Pagophilus
species P. groenlandicus