Guadalupe fur seals
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Guadalupe fur seals are a rare, medium-sized eared seal species native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean, known for their dense fur and recovery from near-extinction due to historic overhunting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guadalupe fur seals canonical | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fur seal
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ marine mammal ⓘ pinniped ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal foraging ⓘ |
| behavior |
colonial breeder
ⓘ
highly aquatic ⓘ |
| breedingSite |
Guadalupe Island rookery
ⓘ
San Benito Islands rookery ⓘ |
| CITESListing | Appendix II ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Guadalupe fur seal ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | recovered from near-extinction ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1897 ⓘ |
| diet |
cephalopods
ⓘ
fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| family | Otariidae ⓘ |
| femaleBodyLength | approximately 1.5 meters ⓘ |
| femaleBodyMass | up to about 50 kilograms ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | pelagic foraging ⓘ |
| foundIn |
California Current
ⓘ
surface form:
California Current ecosystem
Mexico ⓘ United States waters ⓘ |
| genus | Arctocephalus ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | approximately 11–12 months including delayed implantation ⓘ |
| hasBodyMass | medium-sized for an eared seal ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dense fur
ⓘ
external ear flaps ⓘ long foreflippers ⓘ sexual dimorphism ⓘ |
| historicThreat |
commercial sealing
ⓘ
overhunting for fur ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legalProtection |
protected under Mexican law
ⓘ
protected under U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act ⓘ |
| lifespan | over 20 years in the wild ⓘ |
| maleBodyLength | approximately 2.0 meters ⓘ |
| maleBodyMass | up to about 160 kilograms ⓘ |
| maximumDiveDepth | over 100 meters ⓘ |
| maximumDiveDuration | over 5 minutes ⓘ |
| molt | annual molt on land ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Guadalupe Island, Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalupe Island
Revillagigedo Islands ⓘ eastern North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
northeastern Pacific Ocean
|
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| populationTrend | increasing ⓘ |
| primaryThreat |
El Niño-related food shortages
ⓘ
climate change impacts on prey ⓘ entanglement in fishing gear ⓘ habitat disturbance at rookeries ⓘ |
| reproduction |
gives birth to a single pup per year
ⓘ
polygynous mating system ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Arctocephalus
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctocephalus townsendi
|
| swimmingAbility | strong diver ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Merriam ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.