Arctocephalus australis

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1783)

South American 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

Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere, 3, 276

Original name as described

Phoca australis

Other common names

Falkland Fur Seal · Peruvian Fur Seal · Southern Fur Seal

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Wohnt um Juan Fernandez, und überhaupt in dortigen Meeren" (= lives to Juan Fernández, and even in local areas).

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Argentina · Brazil · Chile · Falkland Islands · Peru · Uruguay

Taxonomy notes

has been moved to Arctophoca by a number of molecular studies using mtDNA, which found that Arctocephalus pusillus was not related to other members of the genus, but the paraphyly presented in earlier studies is likely a result of mitonuclear discordance and the genus Arctocephalus is now retained following recent studies using nuclear and mitochondrial markers

Taxonomy notes citation

Berta, A., & Churchill, M. (2012). Pinniped taxonomy: review of currently recognized species and subspecies, and evidence used for their description. Mammal Review, 42(3), 207-234. · Lopes, F., Oliveira, L. R., Kessler, A., Beux, Y., Crespo, E., Cárdenas-Alayza, S., ... & Bonatto, S. L. (2021). Phylogenomic Discordance in the Eared Seals is best explained by Incomplete Lineage Sorting following Explosive Radiation in the Southern Hemisphere. Systematic Biology, 70(4), 786-802.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005896

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.

Euotaria latirostris

(J. E. Gray, 1874)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

latirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.26.167

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e0aae701-720b-455f-9717-a13c26956cd1 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/eccfee5d-25b9-478d-9834-cd8fdade0e74

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16059311

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Phoca australis

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1783)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

276

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Illiger (1815:102, 110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Arctocephalus gracilis

Nehring, 1887

Family

Otariidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 4315, ZMB 4316, ZMB 4317

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7795400

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Otaria (Arctophoca) argentata

(R. A. Philippi in W. C. H. Peters, 1871)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

argentatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

560

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36627814

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Otaria falklandica

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

falklandica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

601

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044373

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1817:601, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60328)
  2. Lesson (1827:207, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Peters (1866:273, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67072)

Otaria porcina

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

porcina

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 (1827:207, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Otaria Hauvilii

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

hauvilii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

85

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Phoca lupina

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

lupinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

275, 341

Authority publication

Bologna

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xxi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Illiger (1815:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Desmarest (1817:589, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60328)
  4. Lesson (1827:205, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Phoca Porcina

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

porcinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

279

Authority publication

Bologna

Name usages

Illiger (1815:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Phoca falklandica

(G. K. Shaw, 1800)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

falklandicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

256

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632279

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Otaria Hauvillii

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

hauvillii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

207

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207675

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:207, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Phoca falcklandica

(Lesson, 1828)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

falcklandica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

425

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24378058

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Otaria shawii

(Lesson, 1828)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

shawii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

425

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24378058

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

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

Phoca Falclandica

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

falclandica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

233

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

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

Arctocephalus ursinus

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Otariidae

Root name

ursinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729764

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Arctocephalus nigrescens

J. E. Gray, 1859

Family

Otariidae

Root name

nigrescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44707395

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Arctocephalus grayii

A. W. Scott, 1873

Family

Otariidae

Root name

grayii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

19

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Arctocephalus australis

J. A. Allen, 1880

Family

Otariidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

210

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1565417

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Lahille (1899:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147049) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  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. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  6. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000042) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000042) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005896) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2055/45223529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Otaria brachydactyla

(R. A. Philippi, 1892)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

brachydactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

6, 43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34836542 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34836579

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

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

Otaria leucostoma

(R. A. Philippi, 1892)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

leucostoma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

6, 46

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34836542 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34836582

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

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

laitirostros

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Otariidae

Root name

laitirostros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

590

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005:590) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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