Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki)

The Galápagos sea lion is a species of sea lion that exclusively breeds on the Galápagos Islands.

Identification

Adult Male

Male Galápagos sea lions are larger than the females and also tend to have thicker, more robust neck, chest, and shoulders and have a slender abdomen. Once sexually mature, the male has a characteristic bump-like projection (sagittal crest) on their forehead.

Adult Female

Female Galápagos sea lions have a longer, more slender neck and thick a torso. They lack the sagittal crest having a nearly flat head and little or no forehead

Immature

Immature Galápagos sea lions, like the adult females, lack the sagittal crest having a nearly flat head and little or no forehead

Gallery

Galápagos sea lion

North Seymour, Galápagos (2010)

Galápagos sea lion

North Seymour, Galápagos (2010)

Related Page Hierarchy

Species

Kingdom: Animalia (animals)

Phylum: Chordata (vertebrates, sea squirts)

Class: Mammalia (mammals)

Order: Carnivora (carnivores)

Family: Otariidae (sea lions, eared seals, fur seals)

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Brown Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus)

New Zealand Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Subantarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis)

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Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea)

South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)

New Zealand Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri)

California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki)