| Arctocephalus | |||
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| New Zealand fur seal | |||
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom: | Animalia | ||
| Phylum: | Chordata | ||
| Class: | Mammalia | ||
| Order: | Carnivora | ||
| Clade: | Pinnipedia | ||
| Family: | Otariidae | ||
| Subfamily: | Arctocephalinae | ||
| Genus: | Arctocephalus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier in F. Cuvier, 1826 | ||
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| "Phoca ursina"[1] Schreber, 1775
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Arctocephalus gazella | |||
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The genus Arctocephalus consists of the southern fur seals. Arctocephalus translates to "bear head."
- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.