The Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) is a type of sea lion that lives and has its young on the Galápagos Islands. It also lives in smaller numbers on Isla de la Plata in Ecuador. This sea lion is the smallest of all sea lion types.
The California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is a coastal eared seal found in western North America. It is one of six species of sea lions. Its natural habitat includes areas from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, such as the Gulf of California.
The Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), also called Steller’s sea lion or the northern sea lion, is a large animal that is at risk of becoming endangered. It lives mainly in the coastal ocean areas of the northeast Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Northwest regions of North America, from northern California to Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska. Its range also includes the Northern Pacific, the Aleutian Islands, and areas near Kamchatka, Magadan Oblast, and the Sea of Okhotsk, as far south as the northern coast of Honshu.
The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is a type of monk seal that belongs to the Phocidae family. As of 2015, it is estimated that fewer than 700 individuals remain, living in three or four separate groups in the Mediterranean Sea. These groups are especially found in the Aegean Sea, the archipelago of Madeira, and the Cabo Blanco area in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, which spans the border of Mauritania and Western Sahara.
The hooded seal, also called the bladdernose seal (Cystophora cristata), is a large type of seal found only in the central and western parts of the North Atlantic Ocean. These seals live from Svalbard in the east to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the west.
The giant otter, also called the giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), is a carnivorous mammal found in South America. It is the longest member of the weasel family, Mustelidae, and can grow up to 1.8 meters (5 feet 11 inches) long. Unlike most weasels, giant otters live in social groups that usually have three to eight members.
The North American river otter (Lontra canadensis), also called the northern river otter, is a mammal that lives partly in water and partly on land. It is found only in North America, across most of Canada and along the coasts and inland waterways of the United States. An adult North American river otter weighs between 5 and 14 kilograms (11–31 pounds).
The Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) is one of eight porpoise species. This species lives in most of the Indian Ocean and the warmer parts of the Pacific Ocean, from Indonesia north to the Taiwan Strait. In the Taiwan Strait, this porpoise lives alongside the East Asian finless porpoise (N.
The Cozumel raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus) is a species of raccoon that is very close to extinction. It is found only on Cozumel Island, which is located near the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. This animal is also known by other names, including pygmy raccoon, dwarf raccoon, Cozumel Island raccoon, and Cozumel raccoon bear.
The western barred bandicoot (Perameles bougainville), also called the Shark Bay bandicoot or the marl, is a small type of bandicoot that once lived in dry and somewhat dry areas of southern Australia. It is no longer found in most of the places it used to live and became limited to Bernier and Dorre islands in the early 1900s. Since the start of the 21st century, programs to reintroduce the species have been successful.