Subantarctic fur seal: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Subantarctic fur seal lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Arctocephalus tropicalis
Group	Seals, sea lions & walrus
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Africa, Antarctica, Oceania, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Otariidae

Where does the Subantarctic fur seal live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Subantarctic fur seal in 6 countries and territories across Africa, Antarctica, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

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 Subantarctic fur seal endangered?

The Subantarctic 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 Subantarctic fur seal?

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

About the Subantarctic fur seal

The subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) is a species of eared seal found in the southern parts of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans. It was first described by Gray in 1872 from a specimen recovered in northern Australia—hence the inappropriate specific name tropicalis.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Subantarctic fur seal (revision 1379040990), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q844643 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).