Marine Mammals Information Database :Illustrated Guide of Marine Mammals

South American sea lion

Scientific Name : Otaria flavescens / Japanese Name : otaria

Details

Order Carnivora
Suborder Caniformia
Family Otariidae
Genus Otaria
Species flavescens
Subspecies -
Subtype -
CITES Appendix Not Listed IUCN RedData Status Least Concern
Baleen plates or tooth-Upper jaw 3/1/6 Baleen plates or tooth-Lower jaw 2/1/5
At birth At weaning Adult Adult male Adult female
Body length 73.0-85.0cm - - -256cm -256cm
Body weight 10.28-14.77kg - -305kg - -
Feature and Habit
No description available.
Description
Reference:
Stranding Record(s) in Japan
No records exist.
Map

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Sex - Reproductive Condition -
Body length - Locality Uruguay
Museum No. - Other No. -

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