Arctocephalus galapagoensis
E. Heller, 1904
Galapagos 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
Authority citation
Heller, E. 1904. Papers from the Hopkins Stanford Galapagos Expedition, 1898–1899. Mammals of the Galapagos Archipelago, exclusive of the Cetacea. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (3)3(8):233-249.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31548087Original name as described
Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Other common names
Galapagos Islands Fur Seal
Type material
CAS:MAM:20829 (= SZC 2812)
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=159965Type locality
"Wenman Island," Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Biogeographic realm
Marine
Country distribution
Galápagos Islands · Ecuador · Mexico
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
Endangered
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