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northern elephant seal

Mirounga angustirostris

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

There are no other wild species of this genus in California.


Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist