Antarctic fur seal: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Antarctic fur seal lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Arctocephalus gazella
Group	Seals, sea lions & walrus
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Africa, Antarctica, Oceania, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Otariidae

Where does the Antarctic fur seal live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Antarctic fur seal in 8 countries and territories across Africa, Antarctica, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Antarctica.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Antarctic fur seal endangered?

The Antarctic fur seal’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Antarctic fur seal?

The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Otariidae, genus Arctocephalus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Antarctic fur seal

The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is one of eight seals in the genus Arctocephalus, and one of nine fur seals in the subfamily Arctocephalinae. Despite what its name suggests, the Antarctic fur seal is mostly distributed in Subantarctic islands and its scientific name is thought to have come from the German vessel SMS Gazelle, which was the first to collect specimens of this species from the Kerguelen Islands.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Antarctic fur seal (revision 1369099217), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q571449 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).