Antarctic fur seal vs River Maple

Arctocephalus gazella compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• Antarctic fur seal is Least Concern while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antarctic fur seal	River Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Otariidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Arctocephalus	Acer
Species	Arctocephalus gazella	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Antarctic fur seal

LC — Least Concern

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antarctic fur seal	River Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antarctic fur seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

Antarctic fur seal

The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is a species in the genus Arctocephalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.