Japanese Sea Lion (preserved specimen)
Zalophus japonicus
Photo: ja:Nkensei / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
The Japanese sea lion once lived in waters around Japan and is now regarded as extinct. A preserved specimen kept in Shimane Prefecture is a Natural Monument, a precious record of a vanished marine animal of Japan.
- Scientific name
- Zalophus japonicus
- Group
- Mammals
- Prefectures
- Shimane
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Critically EndangeredMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- ニホンアシカ
- 简体中文
- 日本海狮（标本）
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The Japanese Sea Lion (preserved specimen) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Shimane.
The Japanese Sea Lion (preserved specimen) is listed as "Critically Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as ニホンアシカ).
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