---
title: "Lobo-marinho-australiano"
description: "Arctocephalus pusillus — Mamíferos. Arctocephalus pusillus, commonly known as the Afro-Australian fur seal, or brown fur seal is a species of fur seal."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/brown-fur-seal
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lobo-marinho-australiano

> Arctocephalus pusillus — Mamíferos. Arctocephalus pusillus, commonly known as the Afro-Australian fur seal, or brown fur seal is a species of fur seal.

- Scientific name: *Arctocephalus pusillus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 9059
- Wikidata: [Q466597](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466597)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41742](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41742)

## Names

- en: Brown Fur Seal
- de: Südafrikanischer Seebär
- es: Lobo marino del Cabo
- fr: Arctocéphale d'Afrique du Sud
- nl: Kaapse pelsrob
- pt: Lobo-marinho-australiano
- pl: Kotik karłowaty

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (5301), NA (1065), AU (952), AO (9)

## Summary

Arctocephalus pusillus, commonly known as the Afro-Australian fur seal, or brown fur seal is a species of fur seal. The species is often referred to as the Cape fur seal, although this name is also used specifically for the nominate subspecies, A. p. pusillus, of southern Africa. The other subspecies, A. p. doriferus, is found in Australia and is known as the Australian fur seal.

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

## Photo

![Lobo-marinho-australiano](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-fur-seal/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kristopher Brand · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/211774501

## Machine access

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