Genus

Arctocephalus (Southern fur seals)

Arctocephalus townsendi. Photo: (c) Liz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The genus Arctocephalus consists of fur seals. Arctocephalus translates to “bear head.”

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
        Subclass: Theria (Therians)
        Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
        Superorder: Laurasiatheria (Ungulates, carnivorans, and allies)
        Order: Carnivora (Carnivorans)
        Superfamily: Phocoidea (Pinnipeds)
        Family: Otariidae (Eared seals)
        Genus: Arctocephalus (Southern fur seals)
        Species: Arctocephalus townsendi (Guadalupe fur seal)

Subtaxa

Species: Arctocephalus townsendi (Guadalupe fur seal)

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