South Atlantic Elephant-seal
Mirounga leonina
Category: Whales & Dolphins
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Phocidae
- Genus
- Mirounga
Where to Find
Found in 9 diving areas across 6 countries and 3 regions.
- South Australia, Australia - 3 records
- Victoria, Australia - 23 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 2 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 94 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 8 records
- Mar del Plata, Argentina - 5 records
- Salvador & Bahia, Brazil - 1 records
- Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile - 1 records
- Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile - 2 records