Biology:Neophoca

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Short description: Genus of carnivores

Neophoca
N. cinerea, adult and pup
Scientific classification e
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Animalia
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Chordata
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Mammalia
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Carnivora
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Pinnipedia
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Otariidae
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Otariinae
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Neophoca
Gray 1866
Type species
Arctocephalus lobatus
Gray 1828

Neophoca is a genus of the family Otariidae (sea lions and fur seals) of order Carnivora. It is combined by some taxonomists with the genus Phocarctos, the (extant) New Zealand sea lion.[1] Only one species survives:

  • N. cinerea: Australian sea lion. Most subpopulations are small and genetically isolated.[2]

Extinct species:

References

Wikidata ☰ Q19715939 entry