| Zalophus | |
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| Californian Sea Lion | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Otariidae |
| Subfamily: | Otariinae |
| Genus: | Zalophus Gill, 1866 |
| Type species | |
| Otaria gilliespii (= Otaria californiana Lesson, 1828 |
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Zalophus is a genus of the family Otariidae (sea lions and fur seals) of order Carnivora. It includes three species[1] of which one became recently extinct:
- Z. californianus: California Sea Lion[2]
- Z. japonicus: Japanese Sea Lion †[3]
- Z. wollenbecki: Galápagos Sea Lion[4]
Gallery
 Californian Sea Lion |
 Japanese Sea Lion |
 Galápagos Sea Lion |
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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