Arctocephalus philippii

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Juan Fernandez 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

Peters, W.C.H. 1866. Herr W. Peters las über die Ohrenrobben (Seelöwen und Seebären), Otariae, insbesondere über die in den Sammlungen zu Berlin befindlichen Arten. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866:261-281.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052836

Original name as described

Otaria Philippii

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Insel Juan Fernandez." Restricted by V. B. Scheffer in 1958 to "Isla Más a Tierra, Islas Juan Fernández, Chile."

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Chile · Peru · Colombia

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/1005900

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 Philippii

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

philippii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

276

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052836

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Peters (1866:276, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67072)

Arctocephalus philippi

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Otariidae

Root name

philippi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

106

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Arctocephalus philippii

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Otariidae

Root name

philippii

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 (2014:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000046) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000046) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2059/61953525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Otaria aurita

(von Tschudi, 1845)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

auritus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

137

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007921

Authority publication

St. Gallen

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