The South American Fur Seal (Arcetocephalus australis) is a species of Chile and Argentina. There are currently around 250,000 South American Fur Seals.
References
Randall R. Reeves, Brent S. Stewart, Phillip J. Clapham and James A. Powell (2002). National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ISBN 0375411410.
Bonner, W.N. Southern Fur Seals, Arctocephalus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Cuvier, 1826), in: Ridgway, S.H. and Harrison, R.J. (eds.): Handbook of Marine Mammals, vol.
Two subspecies have been described: Arctocephalusaustralisaustralis (Zimmerman, 1783) for the Falkland population and Arctocephalusaustralis gracilis (Nehring, 1887) for the mainland population.
In part of the range this species breeds sympatrically with Arctocephalus tropicalis and may be competing for space and food.
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