Zalophus
Zalophus is a genus of the family Otariidae (sea lions and fur seals) of the order Carnivora. It includes these species,[1] of which one became recently extinct:
- Z. californianus: California sea lion[2]
- Z. japonicus: Japanese sea lion †[3]
- Z. wollebaeki: Galápagos sea lion[4]
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Californian sea lion | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Clade: | Pinnipediformes |
Clade: | Pinnipedia |
Family: | Otariidae |
Subfamily: | Otariinae |
Genus: | Zalophus Gill, 1866 |
Type species | |
Otaria gilliespii (= Otaria californiana) Lesson, 1828 |
Gallery
- California sea lion
- Japanese sea lion
- Galápagos sea lion
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References
- Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. Online
- Seal Specialist Group 1996. Zalophus californianus. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 March 2008.
- Seal Specialist Group 1996. Zalophus japonicus. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 March 2008.
- Seal Specialist Group 1996. Zalophus wollebaeki. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 March 2008.
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