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 Neophoca Gray, 1866 [monotypic] - Australian sea lion Neophoca cinerea (Péron, 1816) - Australian sealion