Arctocephalus forsteri

(Lesson, 1828)

New Zealand 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

Lesson, R.P. 1828-01. Phoque. _Phoca._ Mam. Pp. 400–426 in Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.-B. (eds.). Dictionnaire classique d'Histoire naturelle. Tome treizième. PAN-PIV. Rey et Gravier, Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle, 648 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24378054

Original name as described

Otaria Forsteri

Other common names

Antipodean Fur Seal · Australasian Fur Seal · Black Fur Seal · South Australian Fur Seal

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

no type locality given. Restricted by V. B. Scheffer in 1958 to "Dusky Sound, New Zealand."

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Australia · New Zealand · New Caledonia

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/1005897

Country distribution map

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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.

Otaria Forsteri

(Lesson, 1828)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

forsteri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

421

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24378054

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Arctocephalus forsteri

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Otariidae

Root name

forsteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

284

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000043) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000043) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005897) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41664/45230026) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Otaria Lamarii

(J. Müller, 1841)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

lamarii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

334

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9707217

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Arctocephalus cinereus

J. E. Gray, 1866

Family

Otariidae

Root name

cinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9729801

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1873:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67205)

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