Taxa

Otariidae

Family

Citation Formats

General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Otariidae." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/family-otariidae.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Otariidae. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/family-otariidae

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-otariidae,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Otariidae},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/family-otariidae},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

The eared seals: marine carnivores with visible external ear flaps and hind flippers that rotate forward, allowing relatively agile movement on land. Otariidae includes sea lions and fur seals.

Facts

Disputed

Member Species/Taxa Count

16 1

Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.

Taxonomic Rank

Family 1

Scientific Name

Otariidae 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Child Taxon Of

Carnivora

Source Catalogue of Life

Sources

1. Catalogue of Life

Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source

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