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Fur seals make up one of the two distinct groups of mammals called "seals". Both the fur seals and the true seals are members of the Pinnipedia, which is usually regarded as a suborder of the order Carnivora but sometimes as an independent order. However, the fur seals, like their close relatives the sea lions, retain some ability to walk on land as their hind limbs can be brought forward under the body to bear the animal's weight, and retain small but visible external ears.
The fur seals and the sea lions as a group make up the family Otariidae, and are called eared seals or walking seals to distinguish them from the earless true seals of the family Phocidae. The fur seals alone make up the Arctocephalinae subfamily.
- SUBORDER PINNIPEDIA
- Family Otariidae
- Subfamily Arctocephalinae
- Northern Fur SealThe Northern Fur Seal, Callorhinus ursinus is an eared seal. It is the only species in the genus Callorhinus . It is found in the north Pacific Ocean. Physical description The Northern Fur Seal, has substantial physical differences compared to its cousins, Callorhinus ursinus
- Antarctic Fur Sealsee text) The Antarctic Fur Seal Arcetocephalus gazella is one of seven seals in the genus Arctocephalus''. As its name suggests, the Antarctic Fur Seal is distributed in Antarctic waters. Around 95% of the world population breeds at South Georgia. It is, Arctocephalus gazella
- Guadalupe Fur SealThe Guadalupe Fur Seal Arctocephalus townsendi is a fur seal. It is one of six members of the Arcetocephalus genus, but the only one to be found in the Northern Hemisphere. Sealers reduced the population to just a few dozen by the late-nighteenth century, Arctocephalus townsendi
- Juan Fernandez Fur SealThe Juan Fernandez Fur Seal Arctocephalus philippii is a fur seal that breeds on the Juan Fernandez Islands off the coast of Chile. It is the second smallest of the pinnipeds (the closely-related Galapagos Fur Seal is smaller still). Having been discovere, Arctocephalus philippii
- Galapagos Fur SealThe Galapagos Fur Seal is the smallest of all the pinnipeds. It breeds on the Galapagos Islands in the eastern Pacific making it the only fur seal to breed in tropical waters. The number of Galapagos Fur Seals successfully bred in a year is very sensitive, Arctocephalus galapagoensis
- Cape Fur Seal or Australian Fur Seal, Arctocephalus pusillus
- New Zealand Fur Seal, Arctocephalus forsteri
- Subantarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus tropicalis
- South American Fur Seal, Arctocephalus australis
Pinnipeds
