Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae

Alternative combination: Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus) townsendi

Belongs to Arctocephalus according to T. A. Demere et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus), Arctocephalus (Callotaria), 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 tropicalis, Gypsophoca subtropicalus, Halarctus delalandii

Ecology: amphibious piscivore