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Otariidae

14 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Carnivora › Otariidae

Zalophus wollebaeki Sivertsen, 1953

Galápagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) are a sexually dimorphic sea lion species native to the Galápagos region with occasional vagrant sightings further afield.

Zalophus californianus (Lesson, 1828)

Zalophus californianus, the California sea lion, is an intelligent coastal eared seal native to western North America.

Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1775)

Arctocephalus pusillus (brown fur seal) is the largest fur seal species, with two subspecies differing in size, range, and diet.

Arctocephalus philippii townsendi Merriam, 1897

Arctocephalus philippii townsendi, the Juan Fernandez fur seal, is a small sexually dimorphic eared seal with distinct polygynous breeding habits.

Arctocephalus galapagoensis Heller, 1904

Arctocephalus galapagoensis, the Galápagos fur seal, is a small otariid endemic to the Galápagos Islands that lives in large breeding colonies.

Arctocephalus australis (Zimmermann, 1783)

Arctocephalus australis, the South American fur seal, is a sexually dimorphic pinniped found along South American coasts.

Arctocephalus gazella (Peters, 1875)

Arctocephalus gazella, the Antarctic fur seal, is a sexually dimorphic midsized pinniped with a circumpolar distribution in the Southern Hemisphere.

Arctocephalus forsteri (Lesson, 1828)

Arctocephalus forsteri, the New Zealand fur seal, is an otariid species found in Australia and New Zealand with distinct polygynous breeding behavior.

Arctocephalus tropicalis (J.E.Gray, 1872)

Arctocephalus tropicalis, the subantarctic fur seal, is a medium-sized, sexually dimorphic otariid found across subantarctic Southern Hemisphere waters.