Neophoca
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| Neophoca | |
|---|---|
| N. cinerea, adult and pup | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Clade: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Otariidae |
| Subfamily: | Otariinae |
| Genus: | 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:
- N. palatina, known from a skull found in New Zealand
References[edit]
- ^ Don E. Wilson and DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors), eds. (2005), Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University PressCS1 maint: Uses editors parameter (link)
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
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