Tematica Mammiferi marini

Histriophoca fasciata Zimmerman, 1783

Phylum: Chordata Haeckel, 1874

Classe: Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758

Ordine: Carnivora Bowdich, 1821

Famiglia: Phocidae Gray, 1821

Genere: Histriophoca Gill, 1873

Descrizione

Di corporatura inferiore alla foca dagli anelli, la sua pelliccia appare di colore brunoscuro.

Diffusione

Vive nel Pacifico settentrionale, la si ritrova nel Mare di Bering e nel Mar Glaciale Artico, il numero di esemplari esistenti è ormai limitato a pochissimi individui.

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	Data: 12/08/1971 Emissione: Mammiferi marini Stato: U.S.S.R.