Rarest Species of Seal, Sea Lion, or Walrus — All 35 Answers Ranked by Rarity

35 seal, sea lion, or walrus species are accepted answers for “Name a species of seal, sea lion, or walrus”. Juan Fernández fur seal is the rarest species of seal, sea lion, or walrus in this ranking, with 8,753 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Guadalupe fur seal is the second-rarest with 10,337 monthly Wikipedia views, 1.18× the figure for Juan Fernández fur seal. Leopard seal is the most common species of seal, sea lion, or walrus in this ranking, with 465,547 monthly Wikipedia views, 53.2× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 35 answers: 2,926,897. Juan Fernández fur seal is 0.3% of that total. 7 answers are Epic or Legendary: Juan Fernández fur seal (Legendary), Guadalupe fur seal (Legendary), Galápagos fur seal (Legendary), and 4 more.

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Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).

Ranked answers

35 answers to “Name a species of seal, sea lion, or walrus”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this prompt.
Rank	Answer	Tier	Rarity	Monthly Wikipedia views
1	Juan Fernández fur seal on Wikipedia	Legendary	1.000	8,753
2	Guadalupe fur seal on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.971	10,337
3	Galápagos fur seal on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.941	12,201
4	Subantarctic fur seal on Wikipedia	Epic	0.912	12,800
5	South American fur seal on Wikipedia	Epic	0.882	14,824
6	Arctocephalus forsteri on Wikipedia	Epic	0.853	18,420
7	Arctocephalus pusillus on Wikipedia	Epic	0.824	30,179
8	Spotted seal on Wikipedia	Rare	0.794	31,626
9	Ribbon seal on Wikipedia	Rare	0.765	31,839
10	Australian sea lion on Wikipedia	Rare	0.735	35,292
11	Northern fur seal on Wikipedia	Rare	0.706	35,911
12	New Zealand sea lion on Wikipedia	Rare	0.676	37,137
13	Antarctic fur seal on Wikipedia	Rare	0.647	37,394
14	Galápagos sea lion on Wikipedia	Rare	0.618	37,779
15	South American sea lion on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.588	38,160
16	Bearded seal on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.559	46,875
17	Saimaa ringed seal on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.529	47,418
18	Hooded seal on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.500	47,875
19	Caspian seal on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.471	49,260
20	Ross seal on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.441	55,473
21	Crabeater seal on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.412	63,994
22	Northern elephant seal on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.382	67,787
23	Weddell seal on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.353	68,020
24	Ringed seal on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.324	78,417
25	Mediterranean monk seal on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.294	82,907
26	Hawaiian monk seal on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.265	84,273
27	Grey seal on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.235	98,245
28	California sea lion on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.206	101,505
29	Harp seal on Wikipedia	Common	0.176	105,179
30	Steller sea lion on Wikipedia	Common	0.147	121,085
31	Baikal seal on Wikipedia	Common	0.118	130,465
32	Harbor seal on Wikipedia	Common	0.088	138,188
33	Southern elephant seal on Wikipedia	Common	0.059	224,930
34	Walrus on Wikipedia	Common	0.029	456,802
35	Leopard seal on Wikipedia	Common	0.000	465,547

FAQ

What is the rarest species of seal, sea lion, or walrus?

Juan Fernández fur seal is the rarest species of seal, sea lion, or walrus in this ranking, with 8,753 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).

How many species of seal, sea lion, or walrus are there?

There are 35 species of seal, sea lion, or walrus in this ranking, from Juan Fernández fur seal (rarest) to Leopard seal (most common).

What is the most common species of seal, sea lion, or walrus?

Leopard seal is the most common species of seal, sea lion, or walrus in this ranking, with 465,547 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).

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Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.