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Arctocephalus
Sign in to saveThe genus Arctocephalus consists of the southern fur seals. Arctocephalus translates to "bear head".
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyOtariidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded316,626
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 123
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Otariidae
- Collections
- SDNHM, UCMP, ANWC, NMV, FMNH, AM
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, Argentina, South Africa
Wikidata facts
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- taxon name
- Arctocephalus
- Commons category
- Arctocephalus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Arctocephalus
- taxon author citation
- Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1826
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Extant species
- References
The genus Arctocephalus consists of the southern fur seals. Arctocephalus translates to "bear head".
==Taxonomy==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arctocephalus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.