Subantarctic Fur Seal
Arctocephalus tropicalis
At riskvery high flu risk
Conservation status: endangered
The subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) is a species of eared seal found in the southern parts of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans. It was first described by Gray in 1872 from a specimen recovered in northern Australia—hence the inappropriate specific name tropicalis.
References
- National risk scores for H5 bird flu for native birds and mammals — DCCEEW
- Arctocephalus tropicalis — Wikipedia
- Subantarctic Fur Seal species profile — Atlas of Living Australia (ALA)