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Galápagos Sea Lion
Zalophus wollebaeki
-0.829237, -91.1353
Field Notes
Description:
This species has been considered a subspecies of Z. californianus, (Z. c. wollebaeki) by many authors. Rice (1998), followed here, argued for the retention of Z. californianus, Z. japonicus, and Z. wollebaeki as distinct species. Recent genetic data support the classification as a separate species (Wolf et al. 2007).
Habitat:
Isabela Island, Galapagos Ecuador
Notes:
Due to its small-scale occurrence and small, fluctuating population size, and suggested decline of 50% over the last 30 years the Galápagos Sea Lion should be classified as Endangered.
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