Eared seals - Otariidae

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Otariidae
Author Gray, 1825
Taxonomic Rank Family
Taxonomic # 180615
Common Names English: eared seals
English: sea lions
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
            Order: Carnivora
              Suborder: Caniformia
Taxonomic Children Genus: Arctocephalus
Genus: Callorhinus
Genus: Eumetopias
Genus: Neophoca
Genus: Otaria
Genus: Phocarctos
Genus: Zalophus
Synonyms (since 1950)

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Physical Description / Field Identification

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Distribution

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Ecology and Behavior

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Feeding and Prey

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Threats and Status

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ITIS TSN180615
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
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#records (spatial)384
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets40
Year1980 - 2022
Latitude-22.48 - 71.35
Longitude-170.96 - -65.60
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