earless seals

family Phocidae

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.

pacific harbor seal
Phoca vitulina ssp. richardii

northern elephant seal
Mirounga angustirostris

1 observed taxon / 1 unobserved taxon

Chris’s observations: 7 (all are research grade)

Locations:

Point Lobos SP: 5
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
San Francisco Bay

Months:

Apr.: 2
May: 0
Jun.: 1
Jul.: 0
Aug.: 0
Sep.: 1
Oct.: 3

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Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist