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Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Elefante Marino del Sur
Family: Phocidae
Order: Carnivora
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status: Least Concern

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Foto
Photography ID: 608305
♀  Adult
Punta Ninfas
Chubut
Argentina
10/26/2024
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 608304
♂  Adult
Punta Ninfas
Chubut
Argentina
10/26/2024
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 608303
♂  Adult
Punta Ninfas
Chubut
Argentina
10/26/2024
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 608125
♂  Adult
Punta Ninfas
Chubut
Argentina
10/26/2024
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 608124
♂  Adult
Punta Ninfas
Chubut
Argentina
10/26/2024
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 608123
♂  Adult
Punta Ninfas
Chubut
Argentina
10/26/2024
Sergio Cusano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
218479926/10/2024ArgentinaChubutPunta NinfasSergio Cusano
218407424/10/2024ArgentinaChubutPunta Cantor, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésSergio Cusano
163110521/08/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCosta entre Arenas verdes y Costa BonitaSergio Cusano
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 07/04/2026.