Arctocephalus forsteri

Arctocephalus forsteri

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Chordata Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Magnordo: Epitheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Caniformia
Familia: Otariidae
Genus: Arctocephalus
Species: Arctocephalus forsteri

Name

Arctocephalus forsteri (Lesson, 1828)

Type locality: Scheffer (1958) restricted the type locality to "Dusky Sound, New Zealand."

References

• Lesson, R. P. 1828. Phoque. pp. 400–426 in Audouin, J. V. & Bory de Saint-Vincent, J. B. G. M. (eds). Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris : Rey et Gravier, 13: 421.

Links

• Arctocephalus forsteri in Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• IUCN link: Arctocephalus forsteri (Lesson, 1828) (Least Concern)
• Arctocephalus forsteri (Lesson, 1828) Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

English: New Zealand Fur Seal, Antipodean Fur Seal, Australasian Fur Seal, Black Fur Seal, South Australian Fur Seal
Polski: Kotik nowozelandzki

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