Monachus

Monk seals
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) containing the monk seals, a group of three Pinniped species. They are the only earless seals (Family Phocidae) which are found in tropical climates. They are now extremely rare, and the genus is in imminent danger of going entirely extinct. These include:

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

External links

• The Monachus Guardian