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Southern Fur Seals
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Southern Fur Seals

Arctocephalus

The genus Arctocephalus consists of the southern fur seals. Arctocephalus translates to "bear head".

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species

Long-nosed Fur Seal

speciesArctocephalus forsteri

Brown Fur Seal

speciesArctocephalus pusillus

Antarctic Fur Seal

speciesArctocephalus gazella

South American Fur Seal

speciesArctocephalus australis

Galápagos Fur Seal

speciesArctocephalus galapagoensis

Guadalupe Fur Seal

speciesArctocephalus townsendi

Subantarctic Fur Seal

speciesArctocephalus tropicalis

Juan Fernández Fur Seal

speciesArctocephalus philippii

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 41741.