''Neophoca'' is a genus of the family Otariidae ( sea lions and fur seals) of order

Carnivora Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ...

. It is combined by some taxonomists with the genus '' Phocarctos'', the (extant) New Zealand sea lion. Only one species survives: *'' N. cinerea'': Australian sea lion. Most subpopulations are small and genetically isolated. Extinct species: *'' N. palatina'', known from a skull found in New Zealand

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Mammal genera Mammal genera with one living species Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{carnivora-stub