Arctocephalus californianus Gray 1866 (fur seal)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae

Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1866. Catalogue of Seals and Whales in the British Museum 1-402

Belongs to Arctocephalus according to J. E. Gray 1866

Sister taxa: Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus), Arctocephalus (Callotaria), Arctocephalus australis, Arctocephalus doriferus, Arctocephalus elegans, Arctocephalus falklandicus, 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 californianus in the database

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