Hooker's sea lion  (Phocarctos hookeri)

Facts

Also known as:New Zealand sea lion
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Otariidae
Genus Phocarctos (1)
Size Male length: 2.0 - 3.25 m (2)
Male weight: 300 - 450 kg (2)
Female length: 1.6 - 2.0 m (2)
Female weight: up to 160 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) by the IUCN Red List 2007 (1). Listed as a threatened species under New Zealand's Marine Mammals Protection Act (2).