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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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Photography ID: 618283
  Juvenile
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/09/2025
Jorge Iriberri
Foto
Photography ID: 486317
  Juvenile
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/20/2022
Jorge Iriberri
Foto
Photography ID: 104746
  Juvenile
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/11/2009
Jorge Iriberri



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
223376009/01/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresDescanso de los Lobos - Puerto Quequén, NecocheaJorge Iriberri
156114320/03/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresRío Quequén grande, NecocheaJorge Iriberri
30129211/09/2009ArgentinaBuenos AiresDescanso de los Lobos - Puerto Quequén, NecocheaJorge Iriberri
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.