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Kingdom :  ANIMALIA
Phylum :  CHORDATA
Class :  MAMMALIA
Order :  CARNIVORA
Family :  PHOCIDAE
Genus :  Mirounga
Taxon : Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758) Comment on this entry
Distribution : Angola , Antarctica , Argentina , Australia , Bouvet Island , Brazil , Chile , Falkland Islands (Malvinas) , French Southern and Antarctic Territories , Heard Island and McDonald Islands , Mauritius (v) , Mozambique (v) , Namibia (v) , New Zealand (v) , Oman (v) , Peru , Saint Helena , South Africa , South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands , Uruguay (v)
Distribution key
v - vagrant
Distribution is recorded to the level of country or, in some instances, to a sub-country level of Biological Recording Unit (BRU). This recognises areas to the regional/state level of larger countries, as well as larger islands of particular biological importance. If distribution data are not complete, or not known to be complete, this is indicated. Global distribution maps are available for each taxon.

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