Arctocephalus pusillus

(von Schreber, 1775)

Afro-Australian Fur Seal

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Superfamily : Phocoidea
Family : Otariidae
Genus : Arctocephalus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1775. pl. 85. P. pl. 85 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064538

Original name as described

Phoca pusilla

Other common names

Brown Fur Seal · Cape Fur Seal · South African Fur Seal · Australian Fur Seal · Tasmanian Fur Seal · Victorian Fur Seal

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

no type locality given.

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Angola · Australia · Namibia · South Africa · Gabon · Prince Edward Islands

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005895

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Arctocephalus nivosus

J. E. Gray, 1868

Family

Otariidae

Root name

nivosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

219

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27740922

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Euotaria compressa

(J. E. Gray, 1874)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

compressus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1848.10.12.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d06f45be-0c23-4b89-b021-1e108917bd44 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dbaa8c69-d1ae-42bd-addc-26d6655a2339

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16059312

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Phoca pusilla

(von Schreber, 1775)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

pusillus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

pl. 85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064538

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:591, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Daudin (1802:192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Illiger (1815:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Arctocephalus doriferus

Wood Jones, 1925

Family

Otariidae

Root name

doriferus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

12, 14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41025164 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41025166

Authority publication

Records of the South Australian Museum

Otaria pusilla

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

pusilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

602

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044374

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1817:602, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044374) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60328)
  2. Lesson (1842:85) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Peters (1866:271, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052831) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67072)

Otaria Delalandi

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

delalandi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

85

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:85) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Arctocephalus pusillus

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Otariidae

Root name

pusillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439561

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:103, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:530) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  7. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2060) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2060) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2060/45224212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Otariidae

Root name

doriferus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)

Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Otariidae

Root name

pusillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)

schist-hyperves

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Otariidae

Root name

schisthyperves

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

591

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005:591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Phoca Parva

(P. Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

parvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

172

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230136

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Phoca Antarctica

(Thunberg, 1811)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

antarctica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

321

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767815

Authority publication

Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg

Name usages

  1. Thunberg (1811:321, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Otaria Peronii

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

peronii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

598

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044370

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1817:598, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60328)
  2. Lesson (1827:206, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207674) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Otaria Delalandii

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

delalandii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

206

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207674

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:206, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207674) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Arctocephalus delalandii

J. E. Gray, 1859

Family

Otariidae

Root name

delalandii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44707393

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Arcto-cephalus schist-hyperoës

W. M. Turner, 1868

Family

Otariidae

Root name

schisthyperoes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

114

Authority publication

Journal of Anatomy

Arctocephalus tasmanicus

H. H. Scott & C. E. Lord, 1926

Family

Otariidae

Root name

tasmanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

187, 189

Authority publication

Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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