Arctocephalus pusillus - #1897
Afro-Australian Fur Seal
Adult male, adult female, and young on rock; Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus. Image on cover of Journal of Mammalogy 91(2). Also as Brown Fur Seal|Australian Fur Seal|Tasmanian Fur Seal|Victorian Fur Seal.
Geographic Distribution
Two allopatric populations: (1) Southern African coastal regions of Angola (vagrant populations), Namibia (Cape Cross southward), South Africa (east to Algoa Bay) (2) Coastal regions of SE Australia, Tasmania.
Order/Family
Otariidae
Genus
Arctocephalus
Specific Epithet
pusillus
Image Location
Australia, Victoria, Bass Strait, Kanowna Island
Image Date
2005
Photographer
JR Gibbens