Published December 31, 1982 | Version v1
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Arctocephalus pusillus

Description

Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1776). Saugethiere, 3: text to pl. 85.

TYPE LOCALITY: South Africa, Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope.

DISTRIBUTION: S.W. Africa from Angola to Cape of Good Hope; S. E. Australia; Tasmania.

COMMENT: Includes doriferus and tasmanicus; see Repenning et al., 1971, Antarct. Res. Ser., 18:1 -34.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Arctocephalus spp.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301413001001006001.

Notes

Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Carnivora, pp. 244-289 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 284, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7352980

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Biodiversity

Family
Otariidae
Genus
Arctocephalus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Carnivora
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Schreber
Species
pusillus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1776) sec. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl, 1982

References

  • Repenning, C. A., R. S. Peterson, and C. L. Hubbs. 1971. Contributions to the systematics of the southern fur seals, with particular reference to the Juan Fernandez and Guadalupe species. Antarctic Research Series, 18: 1 - 34.