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eared seals

family Otariidae

Member of pinnipeds (superfamily Phocoidea)
carnivorans (order Carnivora)
placental mammals (infraclass Placentalia)
therians (subclass Theria)
mammals (class Mammalia)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

There are no other wild members of this family in California.


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california sea lion
Zalophus californianus

steller sea lion
Eumetopias jubatus

northern fur seal
Callorhinus ursinus

guadalupe fur seal
Arctocephalus townsendi


1 observed taxon / 3 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 1 (research grade)

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Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist