Galapagos fur seal vs Species code: Ca

Arctocephalus galapagoensis compared with Cymodocea angustata

Key Differences

• Galapagos fur seal is Endangered while Species code: Ca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Galapagos fur seal	Species code: Ca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Otariidae	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Arctocephalus	Cymodocea
Species	Arctocephalus galapagoensis	Cymodocea angustata

Conservation Status

Galapagos fur seal

EN — Endangered

Species code: Ca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Galapagos fur seal	Species code: Ca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Galapagos fur seal

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Species code: Ca

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.