Antarctic fur seal vs toothcup

Arctocephalus gazella compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antarctic fur seal	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Otariidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Arctocephalus	Ammannia
Species	Arctocephalus gazella	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Antarctic fur seal

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antarctic fur seal	toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antarctic fur seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.