The Juan Fernández fur seal, Arctocephalus philippii, is the second smallest fur seal after the Galapagos fur seal and lives only on the Pacific coast of South America, on the Juan Fernández Islands and the Desventuradas Islands. Females average about 45 kg and 1.37 m, males about 140 kg and 1.98 m, with brown pelage. Heavily hunted for the fur trade after its discovery in the sixteenth century, it was thought extinct until about 200 animals turned up in the 1960s, and more than 12,000 are now estimated. Little is known of its diet beyond lanternfish and squid taken by lactating females, and its average lifespan is still unknown.
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Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Arctocephalus philippii (Animal Diversity Web)
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Source Juan Fernández fur seal (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
They are found only on the Pacific Coast of South America
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1. Juan Fernández fur seal (Wikipedia)
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They are found only on the Pacific Coast of South America, more specifically on the Juan Fernández Islands and the Desventuradas Islands.
Article text, diet
to find lanternfish and squid
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They are found only on the Pacific Coast of South America, more specifically on the Juan Fernández Islands and the Desventuradas Islands.
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the population was decimated by over hunting for the fur trade
Conservation
they are still recovering now
Conservation, threats
Once the seal was discovered the population was decimated by over hunting for the fur trade.
Child Taxon Of: Arctocephalus, Lead, tax
The Juan Fernández fur seal (Arctocephalus philippii) is the second smallest of the fur seals
In Biome: Marine, Article text, biome
They are found only on the Pacific Coast of South America, more specifically on the Juan Fernández Islands and the Desventuradas Islands.
In Group: Pinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus), Article text, grp
The Juan Fernandez fur seal is part of the group of eared seals.
View the Source2. SeaLifeBase: Arctocephalus philippii
SeaLifeBaseIUCN Red List Status
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 10 October 2014
CITES status
Appendix II: International trade monitored
View the Source 3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Arctocephalus philippii (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyPhysical Description, range mass
50 to 140 kg
Child Taxon Of: Otariidae, Reproduction
the highest of any member of the family Otariidae examined
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