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--> FAMILY Otariidae
--> GENUS Arctocephalus
SPECIES Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Author: | Heller, 1904. | Citation: | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., (3), 3(7): 245. | Common Name: | Galapagos Fur Seal | Type Locality: | "Wenman Island" [Ecuador, Galapagos Isls]. | Distribution: | Endemic to Ecuador (Galapagos Isls). | Status: | CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Vulnerable. | Comments: | Repenning et al. (1971) supported recognition at the specific level, followed by King (1983); however, Scheffer (1958) considered galapagoensis conspecific with australis, which would be the most closely related taxon. Reviewed by Clark (1975). |
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