Galapagos fur seal vs Galapagos sea lion

Arctocephalus galapagoensis compared with Zalophus wollebaeki

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Galapagos fur seal	Galapagos sea lion
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family same	Otariidae	Otariidae
Genus	Arctocephalus	Zalophus
Species	Arctocephalus galapagoensis	Zalophus wollebaeki

Evolutionary Relationship

Galapagos fur seal and Galapagos sea lion share a common ancestor at the Family level: Otariidae.

Conservation Status

Galapagos fur seal

EN — Endangered

Galapagos sea lion

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Galapagos fur seal	Galapagos sea lion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Galapagos fur seal

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types 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.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador