Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943 Family Otariidae Gray, 1825 - eared seals, fur seals, and sea lions Genus Otaria Péron, 1816 [monotypic] - southern sea lion 1 Otaria flavescens (Shaw, 1800) - South American sealion