Guadalupe fur seal: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Guadalupe fur seal lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Arctocephalus townsendi
Group	Seals, sea lions & walrus
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Otariidae

Where does the Guadalupe fur seal live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Guadalupe fur seal in 2 countries and territories across North America.

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 Guadalupe fur seal endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Guadalupe fur seal?

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

About the Guadalupe fur seal

The Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) is one of eight members of the fur seal genus Arctocephalus. They are the northernmost members of this genus. Sealers reduced the population to just a few dozen by the late 19th century, but the species had recovered to about 10,000 individuals by the late 1990s. Many individuals can be found on Mexico's Guadalupe Island.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Guadalupe fur seal (revision 1380413589), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q221088 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).