New Zealand fur seal

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fur seal mammal marine mammal pinniped

The New Zealand fur seal is a marine mammal native to New Zealand and southern Australia, known for its thick fur, agile swimming, and colonies along rugged coastal and subantarctic shores.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
New Zealand fur seals	3
Arctocephalus forsteri	1
long-nosed fur seal	1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fur seal ⓘ mammal ⓘ marine mammal ⓘ pinniped ⓘ
breedingSeason	austral summer ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	New Zealand fur seal self-link ⓘ New Zealand fur seal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: long-nosed fur seal
conservationStatus	Least Concern ⓘ
diet	cephalopods ⓘ crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ squid ⓘ
distributionTrend	recovering from historical exploitation ⓘ
ecologicalRole	marine predator ⓘ part of coastal marine ecosystems ⓘ
family	Otariidae ⓘ
femaleLength	around 1.5 metres ⓘ
femaleWeight	around 30 to 50 kilograms ⓘ
foragingBehavior	dives to feed ⓘ forages offshore ⓘ
foundIn	Tasman Sea ⓘ coastal waters of New Zealand ⓘ coastal waters of South Australia ⓘ coastal waters of Western Australia ⓘ subantarctic islands of New Zealand ⓘ
genus	Arctocephalus ⓘ
habitat	offshore islands ⓘ rocky coasts ⓘ subantarctic shores ⓘ
hasBodyFeature	external ear flaps ⓘ hind flippers that can rotate under the body ⓘ long whiskers ⓘ pointed snout ⓘ thick fur ⓘ
historicalUse	hunted for fur ⓘ hunted for oil ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
legalStatus	protected marine species in New Zealand ⓘ protected under Australian law ⓘ
lifespan	up to about 15 years in the wild ⓘ
locomotion	swims with fore flippers ⓘ walks on land using all four flippers ⓘ
maleLength	up to about 2.5 metres ⓘ
maleWeight	up to about 185 kilograms ⓘ
movementPattern	coastal and offshore movements ⓘ
nativeTo	New Zealand ⓘ southern Australia ⓘ
order	Carnivora ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
predators	large sharks ⓘ orcas ⓘ sharks ⓘ
protectedIn	Australia ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ
reproduction	breeds in colonies on land ⓘ gives birth to a single pup ⓘ
scientificName	New Zealand fur seal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Arctocephalus forsteri
sexualDimorphism	males larger than females ⓘ
socialBehavior	forms breeding colonies ⓘ gregarious during breeding season ⓘ
swimmingAbility	agile swimmer ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threats	entanglement in fishing gear ⓘ historical commercial sealing ⓘ human disturbance at colonies ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Zealand fur seal → commonName → New Zealand fur seal self-link ⓘ

New Zealand fur seal → commonName → New Zealand fur seal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: long-nosed fur seal

Stewart Island / Rakiura → hasImportantSpecies → New Zealand fur seal ⓘ

Fiordland National Park → hasSpecies → New Zealand fur seal ⓘ

Doubtful Sound / Patea → hasWildlife → New Zealand fur seal ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Zealand fur seals

Dusky Sound → hasWildlife → New Zealand fur seal ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Zealand fur seals

New Zealand fur seal → scientificName → New Zealand fur seal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arctocephalus forsteri

Kangaroo Island → typicalWildlife → New Zealand fur seal ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Zealand fur seals