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Arctocephalus pusillus
(Schreber, 1775)
- brown fur seal
(mammal)
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Arctocephalus (Genus) - southern fur seals
..Arctocephalus australis (Species) - South American fur seal
..Arctocephalus forsteri (Species) - Australasian fur seal
..Arctocephalus galapagoensis (Species) - Galapagos fur seal
..Arctocephalus gazella (Species) - Antarctic fur seal
..Arctocephalus philippii (Species) - Juan Fernández fur seal
..Arctocephalus townsendi (Species) - Guadalupe fur seal
..Arctocephalus tropicalis (Species) - subantarctic fur seal
..Arctocephalus pusillus (Species) - brown fur seal
....Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus (Subspecies)
....Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus (Subspecies)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
(Schreber, [1775])
Original name
:
Schreber, [1775]:pl. 85.
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:
Subsequent generic combination
:
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:
Types
Type, by synonymy, of
:
Arctocephalus
(Genus)
Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1826
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
(Schreber, 1775)
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Arctocephalus doriferus
Wood Jones, 1925
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Synonymous name
:
Arctocephalus tasmanicus
Scott & Lord, 1926
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
brown fur seal
Ref:
W.C. Wozencraft, 2005
: 591.
:
Afro-Australian fur seal
:
Cape fur seal
:
South African fur seal
:
Australian fur-seal
Ref:
1994
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