Zalophus wollebaeki

Sivertsen, 1953

Galapagos 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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Sivertsen, E. 1953. A nèw species of sea lion, _Zalophus wollebæki_, from thé Galapagos Islands. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Forhandlinger 26(1):1-3.

Original name as described

Zalophus wollebæki

Other common names

Galapagos Sealion

Type material

NHMO 7931

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Floreana, (Sancta Maria), Galapagos Islands," Ecuador.

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Galápagos Islands · Ecuador · Colombia · Costa Rica

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005910

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Zalophus wollebæki

Sivertsen, 1953

Family

Otariidae

Root name

wollebaeki

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHMO 7931

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Forhandlinger

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005910) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41668/45230540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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