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New Zealand fur seal

The New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) is a type of fur seal mostly found around southern Australia and New Zealand. They are also called the Australasian fur seal, South Australian fur seal, Antipodean fur seal, or long-nosed fur seal.

Arctocephalus forsteri
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Conservation status
Scientific classification e
Unrecognized taxon (fix): Arctocephalinae
Genus: Arctocephalus
Species:
A. forsteri
Binomial name
Arctocephalus forsteri
Lesson, 1828
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Distribution of the New Zealand fur seal

New Zealand Fur Seal Media

  • Diving at Investigator Island, Western Australia

  • Arctocephalus forsteri near Kaikōura, New Zealand

  • New Zealand Fur Seal pup (Arctocephalus forsteri), wet

  • Public notice, Napier, New Zealand

  • New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri), Otago peninsula, New Zealand

References

  1. ↑ Goldsworthy, S. & Gales, N. (IUCN SSC Pinniped Specialist Group) (2008). "Arctocephalus forsteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2009.


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