Galapagos Islands Fur Seal
Arctocephalus galapagoensis
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 489
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
The Galápagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) is one of eight seals in the genus Arctocephalus. It is the smallest of all eared seals. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands in the eastern Pacific.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Galápagos fur seal”.