Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Lobo marino de dos pelos, Galapagos Fur Seal
![Arctocephalus galapagoensis, Santiago Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2001.](https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/images/checklist/dscn7186.jpg)
![Arctocephalus galapagoensis, Santiago Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2001.](https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/images/checklist/dscn7163.jpg)
![Arctocephalus galapagoensis, Santiago Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2001.](https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/images/checklist/dscn7653.jpg)
![Arctocephalus galapagoensis, Santiago Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2008.](https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/images/checklist/_mg_8256.jpg)
![Arctocephalus galapagoensis, Santiago Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2009.](https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/images/checklist/_mg_0227.jpg)
![Arctocephalus galapagoensis, Santiago Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2008.](https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/images/checklist/_mg_8243.jpg)
![Arctocephalus galapagoensis, Santiago Island, Galapagos. Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2001.](https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/images/checklist/dscn7186.jpg)
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Suborder
Caniformia
Family
Otariidae
Genus
Arctocephalus
Species
galapagoensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Taxon origin: Endemic
- Salazar, S. (2002) Lobo marino y lobo peletero. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.): Reserva marina de Galápagos. Línea base de la biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 267-285.
- Merlen, G. (1995) A field guide to the marine mammals of Galapagos. Charles Darwin Foundation.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Alava, J.J. Salazar, S., Cruz, M., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Villegas-Amtmann, S., Paez-Rosas, D., Costa D.P., Ross, P.S., Ikonomou, M.G., Gobas F.A.P.C. (2011) DDT strikes back: Galapagos sea lions face increasing health. Ambio DOI 10.1007/s13280-011-0136-6.
- Hickin, N. (1979) Animal life of the Galapagos. Ferundune Books, Faringdon, U.K., 236 pp.
- Lanteri, A.A. (2001) Biogeografía de las Islas Galápagos: Principales aportes de los estudios filogenéticos. Introducción a la Biogeografia en Latinoamérica: Conceptos, teorías, métodos y aplicacions. Vol. I, Ciencias, UNAM, México Pp. 141-151.
- IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.