Seals and Sea Lions
Order: Carnivora Family: Otariidae
4 species of eared seals occur in California.
- Guadalupe Fur Seal, Arctocephalus townsendi
- Northern Fur Seal, Callorhinus ursinus
- Northern (Steller) Sea Lion, Eumetopias jubatus
- California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Order: Carnivora Family: Phocidae
2 species of earless seals occur in California.
- Northern Elephant Seal, Mirounga angustirostris
- Harbor Seal, Phoca vitulina
Read more about this topic: List Of Mammals Of California
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