Common Name: California sea lion Scientific Name: Zalophus californianus Type: Mammals Diet: Carnivore Group Name: Herd, raft Average Life Span: Up to 30 years in the wild Size: Up to 8 feet Weight: Up to 1,000 pounds Size relative to a 6-ft human: IUCN Red List Status: ? Least...
Common Name: Steller Sea Lion Scientific Name: Eumetopias jubatus Type: Mammals Diet: Carnivore Group Name: Raft (in water), colony (on land) Average Life Span: 18 years (males); 30 years (females) Size: 7.75 to 9.25 feet Weight: 1.2 tons Size relative to a 6-ft man: IUCN Red ...
Sea Lion Fact SheetFamily name: Otariidae Order name: Pinnipedia Common name: Sea lion Scientific name: PinnipedsThey belong to the own subfamily 'Otariinae'. Of their family group, they are the most frequently encountered by scuba divers and include the Galapagos and California sea lion....
Common Name: Steller Sea Lion Scientific Name: Eumetopias jubatus Description Steller's sea lion, or northern sea lion, is the largest member of the family of eared seals - Otariidae. A bull Steller's sea lion weighs an average of 1,300 pounds and measures approximately eleven feet long, ...
Fast Facts: Seals and Sea Lions Scientific Name:Phocidaespp (seals), andOtariidaespp (fur seals and sea lions) Common Name(s):Seals, fur seals, sea lions Basic Animal Group:Mammal Size:Range from 4–13 feet long Weight:Range between 85–4,000 pounds ...
Scientific Name:Enhydra lutris Common Name:Sea otters Basic Animal Group:Mammal Size:3.3–4.9 feet Weight:31–99 pounds Lifespan:10–20 years Diet:Carnivore Habitat:Coastlines of the North Pacific Rim, from northern Japan to the central Baja peninsula ...
Sea urchin’s scientific name is Echinoidia ©iStock.com/Damocean Sea urchins are in the Echinodermata phylum. The scientific name is Echinoidia, which is also the name of their class. They are in the Camarodonta order, and some belong to the Echinidae family. This family contains gener...
Otaria byronia (de Blainville, 1820), the valid scientific name for the southern sea lion ( Carnivora: Otariidae ). J. nat. Hist. 22: 767–772Oliva, D. 1988. Otaria byronia (de Blainville, 1820), the valid scientific name for the southern sea lion. J. Nat. Hist., 22:767-772....
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In captivity, and when interacting with humans, they are extremely quick to learn, and have been exhibited in shows and circuses for centuries. The typical performing seal is most likely a California sea lion, one of the most common and familiar of the seven sea lion species. - Sea Lion ...