SOUTH AMERICAN OR PATAGONIAN SEA LION Otaria flavescens Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Superfamily Pinnipedia Familiy Otariidae Genus Otaria Species O.Flavescens This is the most abundant marine mammal in the Argentine marine coast and, due to its size, it is also the most impressive. Physical features The name of sea lion comes…
CALIFORNIA SEA LION Zalophus californianus Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Suborder Pinnipedia Family Otariidae Genus Zalophus Species Z.Californianus California Sea LionZalophus californianus The California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) is a marine mammal. It belongs to the Otariidae family and lives along the coast of the Northern Pacific Ocean. California Sea Lions are…
COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN Tursiops truncatus Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Cetacea Suborder Odontoceti Family Delphinidae Genus Tursiops Species T.truncatus Bottlenose dolphin is the most common species of cetaceans in the world, with an estimated global population over 750,000 individuals. Physical features Dolphins like other cetaceans such as orcas, sperm whales or porpoises are…
