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Afro-Australian Fur Seal

Arctocephalus pusillus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 18, February 18, March 10, April 16, May 4, June 11, July 6, August 7, September 9, October 11, November 10, December 12.
Australia132
South Africa66
Western Cape63
Victoria54
New South Wales36
South Australia31
Tasmania11
Nothern Cape3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderCarnivorans · Carnivora
FamilyEared Seals · Otariidae
GenusSouthern Fur Seals · Arctocephalus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Afro-Australian Fur Seal with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.