Arctocephalus pusillus

A. p. pusillus

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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 pusillus
Subspecies: A. p. doriferus - A. p. pusillus

Name

Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1775)

Type locality: Unknown. "Diese Gattung findet sich in den levantischen, und nach dem Herrn Grafen von Büffon, im indischen Meere"; see Allen (1880).

References

• Schreber, J. C. D. von, 1775. Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Bsechrebungen. Wolfgang Walther, Erlangen, 2(13): pl. 85[1775]; see also text, 3(17):314 [1776].

Links

• Arctocephalus pusillus 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 pusillus (Schreber, 1775) (Least Concern)
• Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1775) Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

English: Afro-Australian Fur Seal, Brown Fur Seal, Cape Fur Seal, South African Fur Seal
Polski: uchatka karłowata, kotik afrykański
Suomi: Afrikanmerikarhu
Svenska: Sydafrikansk pälssäl

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