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Zalophus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Clade
  
Pinnipedia

Subfamily
  
Otariinae

Higher classification
  
Sea lion

Rank
  
Genus

Suborder
  
Caniformia

Family
  
Otariidae

Scientific name
  
Zalophus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Carnivores

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Lower classifications
  
California sea lion, Galápagos sea lion, Japanese sea lion

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Zalophus is a genus of the family Otariidae (sea lions and fur seals) of order Carnivora. It includes these species, of which one became recently extinct:


  • Z. californianus: California sea lion
  • Z. japonicus: Japanese sea lion †
  • Z. wollebaeki: Galápagos sea lion

  • Zalophus California sea lion Wikipedia

    Zalophus Japanese sea lion Wikipedia

    Zalophus California sea lion Zalophus californianus FactSheet

    Zalophus FilePup of Zalophus californianusjpg Wikimedia Commons

    References

    Zalophus Wikipedia