Juan Fernández fur seal
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Clade: | Pinnipedia |
Family: | Otariidae |
Genus: | Arctocephalus |
Species: | A. philippii
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Binomial name | |
Arctocephalus philippii Peters, 1866
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Juan Fernández fur seal range |
The Juan Fernández fur seal (Arctocephalus philippii) is a type of fur seal. It is the second smallest type of fur seal. They are only found on the Juan Fernández Islands and the Desventuradas Islands.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Aurioles, D. & Trillmich, F. (2008). "Arctocephalus philippii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2009.