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Arctocephalus forsteri

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Taxon taxon Q832379
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Arctocephalus forsteri

Summary

Arctocephalus forsteri is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month, #1,519 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arctocephalus forsteri's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri is classified within Arctocephalus[6].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri's scientific name is Arctocephalus forsteri[7].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri's Commons category is recorded as Arctocephalus forsteri[8].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arctocephalus forsteri[9].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri's Commons gallery is recorded as Arctocephalus forsteri[10].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri's described by source is recorded as Critter of the Week[11].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Zealand fur seal'}[12].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Antipodean Fur Seal'}[13].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Australasian Fur Seal'}[14].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Fur Seal'}[15].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long-nosed Fur Seal'}[16].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Zealand Fur Seal'}[17].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'South Australian Fur Seal'}[18].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'New Zealand Fur Seal'}[19].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fur seal'}[20].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'novozelandski morski medved'}[21].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+12'}[22].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri's taxon author citation is recorded as (Lesson, 1828)[23].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[24].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri's diel cycle is recorded as cathemeral[25].
  • Arctocephalus forsteri's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as not threatened[26].

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Classification

Arctocephalus forsteri's scientific name is Arctocephalus forsteri[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Arctocephalus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Zealand fur seal'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Antipodean Fur Seal'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Australasian Fur Seal'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Fur Seal'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long-nosed Fur Seal'}[16], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'South Australian Fur Seal'}[18].

Identifiers

Arctocephalus forsteri's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41752[27]. Arctocephalus forsteri's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 29084[28]. Arctocephalus forsteri's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328621[29]. Arctocephalus forsteri's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433474[30]. Arctocephalus forsteri's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180631[31].

Why It Matters

Arctocephalus forsteri ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month, #1,519 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . 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. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cites appendix → Appendix II of CITES
    Nztcs conservation status → not threatened
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+12'}
    Parent taxon → Arctocephalus
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