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South American Sealion

Otaria flavescens

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Chile.January 92, February 96, March 71, April 59, May 32, June 39, July 53, August 49, September 50, October 84, November 102, December 95.
Chile822
Argentina694
Chubut370
Peru294
Buenos Aires250
Región de Valparaíso185
Región del Bío-Bío170
Uruguay167
Lima162
Región de Coquimbo133

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderCarnivorans · Carnivora
FamilyEared Seals · Otariidae
GenusSouth American Sea Lions · Otaria

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