
SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION.
SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION
COMMON NAME:California sea lion, Galapagos sea lion
KINGDOM:Animalia
PHYLUM:Chordata
CLASS:Mammalia
ORDER:Pinnipedia
FAMILY:Otariidae
GENUS SPECIES:Zalophus (lophus translates into crest) californianus
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DESCRIPTION:Like other "eared"...