Neophoca
Genus of carnivores / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Neophoca | |
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N. cinerea, adult and pup | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Clade: | Pinnipedia |
Family: | Otariidae |
Subfamily: | Otariinae |
Genus: | Neophoca Gray 1866 |
Type species | |
Arctocephalus lobatus Gray 1828 |
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Extinct species:
- N. palatina, known from a skull found in New Zealand