Zalophus
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 Californian Sea Lion
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| Otaria gilliespii (= Otaria californiana Lesson, 1828 |
Zalophus is a genus of the suborder Otariidae (sea lions and fur seals), order Carnivora. It includes only 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]
[edit] Gallery
 Californian Sea Lion |
 Japanese Sea Lion |
 Galápagos Sea Lion |
[edit] 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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