Callorhinus ursinus (Linnaeus 1758)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 592

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scientific name	Callorhinus ursinus (Linnaeus 1758)
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[Phoca] ursina Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 37 View Cited Treatment .

Type Locality: "in Camschatcæ maritimus inter Asiam and Americam proximam, primario in infula Beringri," restricted by Thomas (1911 a) to "Bering Island." .

Vernacular Names: Northern Fur Seal.

Synonyms: Callorhinus alascanus ( Jordan and Clark 1898) ; Callorhinus californianus (Gray 1866) ; Callorhinus curilensis (Jordan and Clark 1899) ; Callorhinus cynocephala (Walbaum 1792) ; Callorhinus krachenninikowii (Lesson 1828) ; Callorhinus mimica (Tilesius 1835) ; Callorhinus nigra ( Pallas 1811) .

Distribution: North Pacific coastal regions in Canada, China (vagrant to Shandong), Japan, Mexico (costs of Baja California), Russia (Okhotsk and Bering Seas, Commander and Pribilof Isls), USA (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, S California).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Subspecies not recognized, following Taylor et al. (1955) and Rice (1998).