Species
Arctocephalus townsendi (Guadalupe fur seal)
The Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) is one of six members of the fur seal genus Arctocephalus. Sealers reduced the population to just a few dozen by the late 19th century, but the species had recovered to 10,000 in number by the late 1990s. Many individuals can be found on Mexico’s Guadalupe Island.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
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Subclass: Theria (Therians)
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Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
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Superorder: Laurasiatheria (Ungulates, carnivorans, and allies)
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Order: Carnivora (Carnivorans)
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Superfamily: Phocoidea (Pinnipeds)
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Family: Otariidae (Eared seals)
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Genus: Arctocephalus (Southern fur seals)
- Species: Arctocephalus townsendi (Guadalupe fur seal)
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Genus: Arctocephalus (Southern fur seals)
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Family: Otariidae (Eared seals)
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Superfamily: Phocoidea (Pinnipeds)
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Order: Carnivora (Carnivorans)
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Superorder: Laurasiatheria (Ungulates, carnivorans, and allies)
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Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
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Subclass: Theria (Therians)
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Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)