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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: 559485
  Juvenile
Isla Escondida
Chubut
Argentina
12/01/2023
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 76133
♂ ♀  Adult
Área Natural Protegida Península Valdés
Chubut
Argentina
12/31/2014
Diego Oscar



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241114111/11/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoNavegacion Usuahia - Isla MartilloDiego Oscar
220122425/11/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa1Diego Oscar
192845501/12/2023ArgentinaChubutIsla EscondidaDiego Oscar
167183001/11/2022ArgentinaChubutMirador de Pinguinos, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésDiego Oscar
135934404/01/2021ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Península Valdés40Diego Oscar
22327131/12/2014ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Península ValdésDiego Oscar
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.