Callorhinus ursinus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Northern Fur Seal

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033829

Original name as described

Phoca ursina

Other common names

Alaskan Fur Seal · Pribilof Fur Seal

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"Habitat in Camschatcæ maritimis inter Asiam & Americam proximam, primario in insula Beringii." Restricted by O. Thomas in 1911 to "Bering Island."

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Russia · United States · Canada · Japan · North Korea · South Korea · Mexico · China · Taiwan

Subregion distribution

USA(AK,CA)

Distribution references

Loughlin, T.R., Antonelis, G.A., Baker, J.D., York, A.E., Fowler, C.W., DeLong, R.L. and Braham, H.W. 1994. Status of the northern fur seal population in the United States during 1992. In: E.H. Sinclair (ed.), Fur Seal Investigations, 1992. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-45:9-28.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005903

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 Californianus

(J. E. Gray, 1866)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

californianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1859.11.5.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/28fab31d-8b95-48bf-8c5f-25f47484f6c3 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/589f57bf-9cd6-4624-841e-77c7a5188a16 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ed306e85-2f24-424a-afaf-8e132d1cb204

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9729796

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Callorhinus alascanus

D. S. Jordan & G. A. Clark, 1899

Family

Otariidae

Root name

alascanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CAS:MAM:20835 (= SZC 4455)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=159971

Authority page

45

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Phoca ursina

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

ursinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033829

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:579, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873376) (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. Fischer (1814:xxi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Illiger (1815:102, 110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080958, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  5. Godman (1826:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67289)

Otaria ursina

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

ursina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

595

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044367

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1817:595, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60328)
  2. Nilsson (1841:331, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9707214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65304)
  3. Peters (1866:273, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67072)

Arctocephalus ursinus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

ursinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

203

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207671

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:203, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207671) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:84) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Callorhinus ursinus

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Otariidae

Root name

ursinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

607

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306401

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. True (1885:607, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:285) (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. Smith & Xie (2008:428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  7. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3590) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3590) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005903) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3590/45224953) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Callorhinus alascensis

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Otariidae

Root name

alascensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

333

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806266

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:333, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Callorhinus ursinus curilensis

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Otariidae

Root name

curilensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

428

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Phoca nigra

(Pallas, 1811)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29114040

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

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)

Otaria Krachenninikowii

(Lesson, 1828)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

krachenninikowii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

420

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24378053

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

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

Phoca mimica

(Tilesius, 1835)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

mimicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

715

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13242652

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Name usages

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

Callorhinus curilensis

Jordan & Clark, 1899

Family

Otariidae

Root name

curilensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

45

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

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