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title: "Guadalupe Fur Seal"
description: "Arctocephalus townsendi — Mammiferi. The Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) is one of eight members of the fur seal genus Arctocephalus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/guadalupe-fur-seal
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Guadalupe Fur Seal

> Arctocephalus townsendi — Mammiferi. The Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) is one of eight members of the fur seal genus Arctocephalus.

- Scientific name: *Arctocephalus townsendi*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 558
- Wikidata: [Q221088](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q221088)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41746](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41746)

## Names

- en: Guadalupe Fur Seal
- de: Guadalupe-Seebär
- es: Lobo fino de Guadalupe
- fr: Otarie de l'île Guadalupe
- nl: Guadalupe-zeebeer
- pl: Kotik meksykański

## Countries with the most observations

US (143), MX (129)

## Summary

The Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) is one of eight members of the fur seal genus Arctocephalus. They are the northernmost members of this genus. Sealers reduced the population to just a few dozen by the late 19th century, but the species had recovered to about 10,000 individuals by the late 1990s. Many individuals can be found on Mexico's Guadalupe Island.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalupe_fur_seal

## Photo

![Guadalupe Fur Seal](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/guadalupe-fur-seal/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/264207361

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/guadalupe-fur-seal?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).