Phocarctos hookeri (Gray 1844)

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 : 593

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scientific name	Phocarctos hookeri (Gray 1844)
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[Arctocephalus] hookeri Gray 1844 , Zool. Voy. H. M. S. "Erebus" and "Terror", Vol. 1: 4.

Type Locality: " Falkland Islands and Cape Horn." Locality in error; fixed by Clark (1873 b) as " Auckland Islands... between 800 and 900 miles [1287 and 1448 km] S. of Tasmania, in lat. 50°48'S., long. 166°42'E." [ New Zealand] GoogleMaps .

Vernacular Names: New Zealand Sealion.

Distribution: New Zealand subantarctic islands.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.