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South American fur seal

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South American fur seal
South American fur seal at Zoo Landau
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Clade: Pinnipedia
Family: Otariidae
Genus: Arctocephalus
Species:
A. australis
Binomial name
Arctocephalus australis
(Zimmermann, 1783)
Distribution of South American Fur Seal

The South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) is a type of fur seal. It breeds on the coasts of Peru, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.[2]

References

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  1. Campagna, C.; IUCN SSC Pinniped Specialist Group (2008). "Arctocephalus australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  2. "ADW: Arctocephalus australis: Information".