Arctocephalus falklandicus Shaw 1800 (fur seal)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae

Alternative combinations: Arctocephalus falklandica, Phoca falklandica

Belongs to Arctocephalus according to J. E. Gray 1871

See also Gray 1850 and Gray 1866

Sister taxa: Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus), Arctocephalus (Callotaria), Arctocephalus australis, Arctocephalus californianus, Arctocephalus doriferus, Arctocephalus elegans, Arctocephalus fischeri, Arctocephalus forsteri, Arctocephalus forsteri, Arctocephalus galapagoensis, Arctocephalus gazella, Arctocephalus nigriscens, Arctocephalus nivosus, Arctocephalus philippi, Arctocephalus philippii, Arctocephalus pusillus, Arctocephalus tasmanica, Arctocephalus townsendi, Arctocephalus tropicalis, Halarctus delalandii

Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Arctocephalus falklandicus in the database

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