Arctocephalus
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| Arctocephalus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Otariidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctocephalinae |
| Genus: | Arctocephalus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier in F. Cuvier, 1826 |
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Arctocephalus gazella |
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The genus Arctocephalus consists of eight of the nine species of fur seal. For details see the fur seal article, or the individual species articles.
[edit] Taxonomy
- SUBORDER PINNIPEDIA
- Family Otariidae
- Subfamily Arctocephalinae (depricated)
- Genus Callorhinus
- Northern Fur Seal, Callorhinus ursinus
- Genus Arctocephalus
- Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella
- Guadalupe Fur Seal, Arctocephalus townsendi
- Juan Fernandez Fur Seal, Arctocephalus philippii
- Galapagos Fur Seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis
- Cape Fur Seal or Australian Fur Seal, Arctocephalus pusillus
- New Zealand Fur Seal, Arctocephalus forsteri
- Subantarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus tropicalis
- South American Fur Seal, Arctocephalus australis
- Genus Callorhinus
- Subfamily Otariinae: sea lions
- Subfamily Arctocephalinae (depricated)
- Family Phocidae: true seals
- Family Odobenidae: Walrus
