Arctocephalus

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Arcetocephalus
New Zealand Fur Seal
Scientific classification
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
Species
Arctocephalus gazella Arctocephalus townsendi Arctocephalus philippii Arctocephalus galapagoensis Arctocephalus pusillus Arctocephalus forsteri Arctocephalus tropicalis Arctocephalus australis

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.

• SUBORDER PINNIPEDIA
• Family Otariidae
  • Subfamily Arctocephalinae
    • 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
  • Subfamily Otariinae: sea lions
• Family Phocidae: true seals
• Family Odobenidae: Walrus

v • d • e Extant species of family Otariidae Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Carnivora · Suborder: Caniformia Arctocephalinae 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 (Arctocephalus pusillus) · New Zealand Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) · Subantarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) · South American Fur Seal (Arctocephalus australis) Callorhinus Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus ursinus) Otariinae Eumetopias Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) Neophoca Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) Otaria South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) Phocarctos New Zealand Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri) Zalophus California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) · Galápagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) Category