Arctocephalus townsendi Merriam 1897

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 591

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scientific name	Arctocephalus townsendi Merriam 1897
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Arctocephalus townsendi Merriam 1897 , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 11: 175.

Type Locality: " Guadalupe Island, off Lower California... collected on the beach on west side of Guadalupe." [ Mexico] .

Vernacular Names: Guadalupe Fur Seal.

Distribution: Mexico (Guadalupe Isl), USA (Channel Isls).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Threatened; IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Reviewed by Belcher and Lee (2002). Formerly included in Arctophoca ; see Repenning et al. (1971). Considered conspecific with philippii by Scheffer (1958).