Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae
Alternative spelling: Callotaria
Parent taxon: Arctocephalus according to E. L. Trouessart 1904
Sister taxa: Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus), Arctocephalus australis, Arctocephalus californianus, Arctocephalus doriferus, Arctocephalus elegans, Arctocephalus falklandicus, Arctocephalus fischeri, Arctocephalus forsteri, Arctocephalus galapagoensis, Arctocephalus gazella, Arctocephalus nigriscens, Arctocephalus nivosus, Arctocephalus philippi, Arctocephalus philippii, Arctocephalus pusillus, Arctocephalus tasmanica, Arctocephalus townsendi, Arctocephalus tropicalis, Gypsophoca subtropicalus, Halarctus delalandii
Subtaxa: Arctocephalus (Callotaria) alaskanus, Arctocephalus (Callotaria) kurilensis
Ecology: amphibious piscivore