Spheniscus mendiculus

GALAPAGOS SEA LIONS

Zalophus wollebaek

Taxonomy

Kingdom Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals

Phylum Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates

Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammifères, mamífero, mammals

Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 – cachorro do mato, carnívoro, gato do mato, lontra, carnivores, carnivores

Family Otariidae Gray, 1825 – eared seals, sea lions

Genus Zalophus Gill, 1866 – California sea lions

Species Zalophus wollebaeki Sivertsen, 1953 – Galápagos sea lion, Galapagos Sea Lion

STATUS: ENDANGERED

Zalophus wollebaeki

“They are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.” Galapagos Sea Lions live only in the Galapagos Islands, and they are the biggest endemic land animal; they are not afraid of people and love to swim with them. Males weight 4 times more than females, and have a bump in their front head, so it is very easy to differentiate males from females; Galapagos sea lions are hunters and excellent divers Galápagos sea lions are carnivores and like to eat : sardines, squid, octopus, and crustaceans..The Galapagos marine have very strict rules to protect the Sea lions and all the animals that live there.

References

Latinrootstravel.com. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://latinrootstravel.com/fortheblog/galapagos-sea-lions/
Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Report. ITIS. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=27278
Galápagos sea lion. Galápagos Sea Lion - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://animalia.bio/galapagos-sea-lion
Galapagos Sea Lion. Galapagos Conservation Trust. (2021, August 11). Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://galapagosconservation.org.uk/wildlife/galapagos-sea-lion/

Keywords: carnivores, excellent divers