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Antarctic fur seal

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Antarctic fur seal

Summary

Antarctic fur seal is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (630 views/month, #1,453 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Antarctic fur seal is on the continent of Antarctica[3].
  • Antarctic fur seal's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Antarctic fur seal is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Antarctic fur seal's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Antarctic fur seal is classified within Arctocephalus[7].
  • Antarctic fur seal's scientific name is Arctocephalus gazella[8].
  • Antarctic fur seal's Commons category is recorded as Arctocephalus gazella[9].
  • Antarctic fur seal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arctocephalus gazella[10].
  • Antarctic fur seal's Commons gallery is recorded as Arctocephalus gazella[11].
  • Antarctic fur seal's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. gazella'}[12].
  • Antarctic fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Antarctic fur seal'}[13].
  • Antarctic fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Arctocéphale de Kerguelen'}[14].
  • Antarctic fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Antarctic Fur Seal'}[15].
  • Antarctic fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kerguelen Fur Seal'}[16].
  • Antarctic fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Antarctic Fur Seal'}[17].
  • Antarctic fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Kerguelenzeebeer'}[18].
  • Antarctic fur seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'osu marín antárticu'}[19].
  • Antarctic fur seal's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q23387', 'amount': '+51'}[20].
  • Antarctic fur seal's taxon author citation is recorded as (Peters, 1875)[21].
  • Antarctic fur seal's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[22].
  • Antarctic fur seal's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[23].
  • Antarctic fur seal's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as vagrant[24].

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Classification

Antarctic fur seal's scientific name is Arctocephalus gazella[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Arctocephalus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Arctocéphale de Kerguelen'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kerguelen Fur Seal'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Antarctic Fur Seal'}[17], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Kerguelenzeebeer'}[18], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'osu marín antárticu'}[19].

Distribution

Antarctic fur seal is on the continent of Antarctica[3].

Identifiers

Antarctic fur seal's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41751[25]. Antarctic fur seal's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37190[26]. Antarctic fur seal's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433472[27]. Antarctic fur seal's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180630[28].

Why It Matters

Antarctic fur seal ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (630 views/month, #1,453 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Brazil

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [27] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cites appendix → Appendix II of CITES
    Nztcs conservation status → vagrant
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q23387', 'amount': '+51'}
    Parent taxon → Arctocephalus
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