Neophoca cinerea
ENEndangered

Neophoca cinerea

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

1

Countries

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_sea_lion

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

MAMMALIA

Order

CARNIVORA

Family

OTARIIDAE

Genus

Neophoca

Neophoca cinerea belongs to the family OTARIIDAE, order CARNIVORA, within the MAMMALIA class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine intertidalMajorMarine neriticMajorMarine oceanicMajor
04Threats

Threats

!

IUCN Red List: Endangered

Assessed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Excess energy (light, thermal, noise)

Ongoing

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Garbage & solid waste

Ongoing

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Industrial & military effluents

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Marine & freshwater aquaculture

Ongoing

Problematic native species/diseases

Ongoing

Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection
Species recovery
Compliance and enforcement
06Range

Found in 1 Country

07National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (EN).

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
AustraliaENEndangeredENEndangeredSame
AustraliaENEndangeredENEndangeredSame

National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Neophoca cinerea (Neophoca cinerea). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/white-necked-sea-lion

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