Arctocephalus australis (Zimmermann 1783) [Phoca] australis Zimmermann 1783, Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere, 3: 276. Type Locality: Zimmermann (1783) based the name on the "Falkland Isle Seal" of Pennant (1781), and added that it "Wohnt um Juan Fernandez, und über haupt in dortigen Meeren." [Falkland Isls, UK]. Vernacular Names: South American Fur Seal. Synonyms: Arctocephalus argentata (Philippi 1871); Arctocephalus australis (J. A. Allen 1880); Arctocephalus brachydactyla (Philippi 1892); Arctocephalus falclandica (J. B. Fischer 1829); Arctocephalus falklandica (Shaw 1800); Arctocephalus gracilis Nehring 1887; Arctocephalus grayii Scott 1873; Arctocephalus hauvillii (Lesson 1827); Arctocephalus laitirostros J. E. Gray 1874; Arctocephalus latirostris (J. E. Gray 1872); Arctocephalus leucostoma (Philippi 1892); Arctocephalus lupina (Molina 1782); Arctocephalus nigrescens (J. E. Gray 1850); Arctocephalus shawii (Lesson 1828); Arctocephalus ursinus J. E. Gray 1843. Distribution: South America coasts of Argentina, Brazil (from Recife dos Tôrres south), Chile, Falkland Isls, Peru (from Isla Lobos de Tierra south), Uruguay. Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Scheffer (1958) included galapagoensis Heller, 1904, but this was not followed by Repenning et al. (1971) or King (1983). Synonyms allocated according to Cabrera (1957) and Rice (1998).

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 590, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519