Galapagos sea lion vs Toad's Ear

Zalophus wollebaeki compared with Otidea bufonia

Key Differences

Galapagos sea lion is Endangered while Toad's Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Galapagos sea lion	Toad's Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Otariidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Zalophus	Otidea
Species	Zalophus wollebaeki	Otidea bufonia

Conservation Status

Galapagos sea lion

EN — Endangered

Toad's Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Galapagos sea lion	Toad's Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Galapagos sea lion

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.