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'''Pinnipedia''' refers to a suborder of the [[Mammal|mammalian]] order [[Carnivora]], comprising three families and thirty-four living species of semi-aquatic [[marine mammals]], which include [[sea lion]]s, [[fur seal]]s, [[true seal]]s and the [[walrus]]. Members of this group are also known as the fin-footed mammals and are characterized by clumsiness on land but great agility in the water.
'''Pinnipedia''' refers to a suborder of the [[Mammal|mammalian]] order [[Carnivora]], comprising three families and thirty-four living species of semi-aquatic [[marine mammals]], which include [[sea lion]]s, [[fur seal]]s, [[true seal]]s and the [[walrus]]. Members of this group are also known as the fin-footed mammals and are characterized by clumsiness on land but great agility in the water.
==Families==
* '''Odobenidae'''; one species, found in the Arctic regions of North America. Characterized by large size and the presence of a pair of ivory tusks.
::[[Walrus]], ''Odobenus rosmarus''
* '''Otariidae'''; sea lions and fur seals, fifteen species. Characterized by presence of ears and ability to move about on land fairly-well.
::'''Genus ''Arctocephalus'''''
:::[[Antarctic fur seal]], ''A. gazella''
:::[[Brown fur seal]], ''A. pusillus''
:::[[Galápagos fur seal]], ''A. galapagoensis''
:::[[Guadalupe fur seal]], ''A. townsendi''
:::[[Juan Fernández fur seal]], ''A. philippii''
:::[[New Zealand fur seal]], ''A. forsteri''
:::[[South American fur seal]], ''A. australis''
:::[[Subantarctic fur seal]], ''A. tropicalis''
::'''Genus ''Callorhinus'''''
:::[[Northern fur seal]], ''C. ursinus''
::'''Genus ''Eumetopias'''''
:::[[Steller sea lion]], ''E. jubatus''
::'''Genus ''Neophoca'''''
:::[[Australian sea lion]], ''N. cinerea''
::'''Genus ''Otaria'''''
:::[[South American sea lion]], ''O. flavescens''
::'''Genus ''Phocarctos'''''
:::[[New Zealand sea lion]], ''P. hookeri''
::'''Genus ''Zalophus'''''
:::[[California sea lion]], ''Z. californianus''
:::[[Galápagos sea lion]], ''Z. wollebaeki''
*'''Phocidae'''; true seals, eighteen species. Characterized by lack of external ears and a "caterpillar" method of moving about on land.
::'''Subfamily Monachinae'''
:::Tribe Lobodontini
::::[[Bearded seal]], ''Erignathus barbatus''
::::[[Crabeater seal]], ''Lobodon carcinophagus''
::::[[Hooded seal]], ''Cystophora cristata''
::::[[Leopard seal]], ''Hydrurga leptonyx''
::::[[Ross seal]], ''Ommatophoca rossi''
::::[[Weddell seal]], ''Leptonychotes weddellii''
:::Tribe Miroungini
::::[[Northern elephant seal]], ''Mirounga angustirostris''
::::[[Southern elephant seal]], ''Mirounga leonina''
:::Tribe Monachini
::::[[Hawaiian monk seal]], ''Monachus schauinslandi''
::::[[Mediterranean monk seal]], ''Monachus monachus''
:::Tribe Phocini
::::[[Baikal seal]], ''Pusa sibirica''
::::[[Caspian seal]], ''Pusa caspica''
::::[[Gray seal]], ''Halichoerus grypus''
::::[[Harbor seal]], ''Phoca vitulina''
::::[[Harp seal]], ''Pagophilus groenlandica''
::::[[Ribbon seal]], ''Histriophoca fasciata''
::::[[Ringed seal]], ''Pusa hispida''
::::[[Spotted seal]] or Larga seal, ''Phoca largha''
[[Category:Marine Mammals]]
[[Category:Marine Mammals]]