Family

Eared Seals

Otariidae

13 species in our catalog · found in 32 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Eumetopias jubatus

Otaria byronia

Zalophus wollebaeki

Phocarctos hookeri

Zalophus californianus

50–60% · Likely

Arctocephalus forsteri

50–60% · Likely

Arctocephalus pusillus

40–50% · Likely

EN Endemic

Arctocephalus galapagoensis

20–30% · Possible

Arctocephalus tropicalis

Insufficient data

Callorhinus ursinus

Insufficient data

Arctocephalus australis

Insufficient data

Arctocephalus philippii

0–10% · Rare

Arctocephalus gazella

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50

Jan

40–50

Feb

40–50

Mar

40–50

Apr

40–50

May

40–50

Jun

40–50

Jul

40–50

Aug

40–50

Sep

40–50

Oct

40–50

Nov

40–50

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Eared Seals

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	80–90%
	Galapagos Sealion			80–90%
	Galápagos Fur Seal			20–30%
2	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	80–90%
	Northern Sea Lion			80–90%
3	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	80–90%
	Southern Sea Lion			80–90%
4	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	80–90%
	New Zealand Sea Lion			70–80%
	Long-nosed Fur Seal			30–40%
5	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	70–80%
	Southern Sea Lion			70–80%
6	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3	60–70%
	Northern Sea Lion			30–40%
	California Sea Lion			30–40%
	Northern Fur Seal			Insufficient data
7	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	50–60%
	California Sea Lion			50–60%
	Juan Fernandez Fur Seal			0–10%
	Northern Sea Lion			<5%
8	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	50–60%
	Long-nosed Fur Seal			50–60%
	New Zealand Sea Lion			Insufficient data
9	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	40–50%
	Long-nosed Fur Seal			40–50%
10	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	40–50%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			40–50%
11	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	4	30–40%
	Northern Sea Lion			20–30%
	California Sea Lion			0–10%
	Northern Fur Seal			<5%
	Juan Fernandez Fur Seal			Insufficient data
12	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	30–40%
	Northern Sea Lion			20–30%
	California Sea Lion			10–20%
	Juan Fernandez Fur Seal			Insufficient data
	Northern Fur Seal			Insufficient data
13	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	30–40%
	Northern Sea Lion			30–40%
	Northern Fur Seal			Insufficient data
14	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	30–40%
	California Sea Lion			30–40%
15	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	30–40%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			30–40%
	Amsterdam fur seal			Insufficient data
16	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	30–40%
	California Sea Lion			20–30%
	Northern Sea Lion			10–20%
	Juan Fernandez Fur Seal			Insufficient data
17	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	30–40%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			20–30%
	Antarctic Fur Seal			Insufficient data
	Amsterdam fur seal			Insufficient data
18	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	30–40%
	Southern Sea Lion			30–40%
19	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	30–40%
	California Sea Lion			30–40%
20	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	20–30%
	Long-nosed Fur Seal			Insufficient data
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			Insufficient data
	Amsterdam fur seal			Insufficient data
21	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	20–30%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			10–20%
	Long-nosed Fur Seal			Insufficient data
	Amsterdam fur seal			Insufficient data
22	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	20–30%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			10–20%
	Long-nosed Fur Seal			Insufficient data
23	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	10–20%
	Southern Sea Lion			10–20%
24	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Northern Sea Lion			Insufficient data
25	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	Northern Sea Lion			Insufficient data
26	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	0–10%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			0–10%
	Long-nosed Fur Seal			Insufficient data
27	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	0–10%
	Falkland Fur Seal			Insufficient data
	Antarctic Fur Seal			Insufficient data
28	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	0–10%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			Insufficient data
29	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	0–10%
	Afro-Australian Fur Seal			0–10%
30	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	0–10%
	Falkland Fur Seal			Insufficient data
31	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Galapagos Sealion			Insufficient data
32	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Amsterdam fur seal			Insufficient data

Eared Seals

Species in this group

Northern Sea Lion

Southern Sea Lion

Galapagos Sealion

New Zealand Sea Lion

California Sea Lion

Long-nosed Fur Seal

Afro-Australian Fur Seal

Galápagos Fur Seal

Amsterdam fur seal

Northern Fur Seal

Falkland Fur Seal

Juan Fernandez Fur Seal

Antarctic Fur Seal

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Eared Seals

Parks Ranked