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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Arctocephalinae |
| Genus: | Arctocephalus |
| Species: | A. forsteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Arctocephalus forsteri Lesson, 1828
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| Distribution of the New Zealand fur seal | |
New Zealand Fur Seal Media
- Arctocephalus forsteri New Zealand fur seal PC300702.JPG
Diving at Investigator Island, Western Australia
- New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) female with suckling pup Kangaroo Island.jpg
Female with suckling pupKangaroo Island, South Australia
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Pup near Kaikōura, New Zealand
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Public notice, Napier, New Zealand
New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri), Otago peninsula, New Zealand
Coming ashore below Taiaroa Head, near Dunedin, New Zealand
Pups at Palliser Bay, New Zealand
At Castlepoint, New Zealand
References
- ↑ Goldsworthy, S. & Gales, N. (IUCN SSC Pinniped Specialist Group) (2008). "Arctocephalus forsteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2009.