Family

Eared Seals

Otariidae

14 species in our catalog · found in 35 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyOtariidae (Eared Seals)

Species in this group

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

Eumetopias jubatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Otaria byronia

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Endemic

Zalophus wollebaeki

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

EN Endemic

Phocarctos hookeri

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Arctocephalus forsteri

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Zalophus californianus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

EN Endemic

Neophoca cinerea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Arctocephalus pusillus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

EN Endemic

Arctocephalus galapagoensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Arctocephalus tropicalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Callorhinus ursinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Arctocephalus australis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Arctocephalus philippii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Arctocephalus gazella

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

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