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Species profile—Arctocephalus tropicalis (Subantarctic fur seal)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Otariidae (eared seals) → Arctocephalus tropicalis (Subantarctic fur seal)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Otariidae (eared seals)
Scientific name
Arctocephalus tropicalis (Gray, 1872)
Common name
Subantarctic fur seal
WildNet taxon ID
1060
Synonym(s)
Artocephalus tropicalis
Alternate name(s)
Subantarctic fur-seal
Amsterdam fur seal
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Vulnerable
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Endangered
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1060.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024