Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae

Alternative combination: Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus

Belongs to Arctocephalus according to Wood Jones 1925

Sister taxa: Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus), Arctocephalus (Callotaria), Arctocephalus australis, Arctocephalus californianus, 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

Ecology: amphibious piscivore