Genus

New Zealand Sea Lions

Phocarctos

1 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyOtariidae (Eared Seals)
GenusPhocarctos (New Zealand Sea Lions)

Species in this group

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

EN Endemic

Phocarctos hookeri

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~70%

Jan

~70%

Feb

~60%

Mar

~60%

Apr

~60%

May

~40%

Jun

~70%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~80%

Nov

~60%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see New Zealand Sea Lions

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	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~70%
	New Zealand Sea Lion			~70%
2	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	New Zealand Sea Lion			Insufficient data