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New Zealand Sea Lion

Mammals

The New Zealand sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri, also called Hooker's sea lion and known in Maori as pakake, is endemic to New Zealand and breeds mainly on the subantarctic Auckland and Campbell Islands, with a slow recolonisation of the South and Stewart Island coasts. It is the only species in its genus and one of the largest New Zealand animals: males measure 240 to 350 cm and 320 to 450 kg, females 180 to 200 cm and 90 to 160 kg. The population is under 10,000, down from more than 15,000 in the early 2000s, and it is regarded as the most threatened sea lion in the world, with a global IUCN status of Endangered.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
Population Trend
Decreasing 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Endangered 2
Body Size Band
Large 3
Lifespan
23 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Otariidae, Taxa
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Phocarctos hookeri (Animal Diversity Web)
Phocarctos, Taxa
Source Wikipedia: New Zealand sea lion

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: New Zealand sea lion

In Ecosystem

Forest, Ecosystems
Source Wikipedia: New Zealand sea lion
In the Other Atlases

Found In

New Zealand

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: New Zealand sea lionArticle text, range
Quote, Article text, range
is a species of sea lion that is endemic to New Zealand
Sources
1. SeaLifeBase: Phocarctos hookeri
SeaLifeBase
  • Biology
    Feeds on squid, flounder, octopus, crustaceans
  • Conservation status
    CITES status (Ref. 108899) Not Evaluated
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2. Wikipedia: New Zealand sea lion
  • Article text, sys
    primarily breeds on New Zealand's subantarctic Auckland and Campbell islands
  • Article text, ext
    is a species of sea lion that is endemic to New Zealand
  • Conservation status, cons
    Their global IUCN status remains "Endangered".
  • Population, trend
    This number has declined from an estimated population of over 15,000 in the early 2000s
  • Article text, range
    is a species of sea lion that is endemic to New Zealand
  • Threats, commercial fishery bycatch
    In the 1990s, as the volume of squid fishing around the Auckland Islands increased, numbers of sea lions were captured as bycatch and drowned in the squid trawl nets.
  • Distribution and history
    were extirpated from these areas due to human hunting activities
  • Child Taxon Of: Phocarctos, Lead, tax
    It is the only species of the genus Phocarctos.
  • In Biome: Marine, Article text, biome
    primarily breeds on New Zealand's subantarctic Auckland and Campbell islands
  • In Group: Pinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus), Article text, grp
    is a species of sea lion that is endemic to New Zealand
  • In Ecosystem: Forest, Behaviour, inland movement
    They can move up to 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) inland, from sandy beaches to tall grasses, and into forests.
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Phocarctos hookeri (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Physical Description, range mass
    100 to 400 kg
  • Child Taxon Of: Otariidae, Scientific Classification
    Family Otariidae fur seals and sea lions
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4. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Phocarctos hookeri
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolMaximum longevity
Quote, Maximum longevity
In the wild, these animals probably live up to 23 years
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