Zalophus
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| Californian sea lion | |
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Zalophus
Gill, 1866
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| 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 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]
Gallery
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Californian sea lion
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Zalophus japonicus.JPG
Japanese sea lion
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Zalophus californianus wollebaeki.JPG
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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