Zalophus japonicus
(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)
Japanese Sea Lion
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Carnivora |
| Suborder | : Caniformia |
| Infraorder | : Arctoidea |
| Superfamily | : Phocoidea |
| Family | : Otariidae |
| Genus | : Zalophus |
Species status
Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Peters, W.C.H. 1866. Hr. W. Peters gab einen Nachtrag zu seiner Abhandlung über die Ohrenrobben, Otariae. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866:665-672.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39053240Original name as described
Otaria japonica
Type material
RMNH.MAM.13447
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13447Type locality
Japan.
Biogeographic realm
Marine
Country distribution
Japan · North Korea · South Korea · Russia
IUCN Red List status
Extinct
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