1. Hyraxes – 12 to 28” in length

3. Order Sirenia
Manatees
Dugongs

4. Manatees
Distinctive features
Bristly muzzle
‘Normal’ mouth

5. Manatees Distinctive features Paddle-shaped tail Slow moving
Feed throughout the water column

6. Dugongs Distinctive features
Modified and greatly expanded upper lip – rostral disk
Tusks – male dugongs
Cetacean-like tail flukes
Move quickly
Bottom feeders

7. Suborder Pinnipedia
Seals
Sea lions
Walruses

8. Suborder Pinnipedia, Family Odobenidae
Members
Walruses
Distinctive features
Long, external tusks – upper canines
Mouth and face adapted for feeding
on clam beds

9. Suborder Pinnipedia, Family Otariidae
Members
Eared seals
Southern fur seals
Northern fur seals
Steller’s sea lions
South American sea lions
New Zealand sea lions
California sea lions
Distinctive features
External ear flaps – pinnae
Long, hairless/sparsely
haired foreflippers
Large hindflippers
Males >> Females

10. Steller’s Sea Lions
Males – 9.8 feet long
2000 lbs.
Females – 7.2 feet long
595 lbs.

11. Mean = 77%