|Scientific Name:||Arctocephalus galapagoensis| |Species
Authority:||Heller, 1904| |Taxonomic Notes:||This species was
formerly referred to Arctocephalus australis galapagoensis
(Repenning et al. 1971). New genetic information suggests that
it is indeed very close to A. australis and may better be called
by its former name A. a. galapagoensis (Wolf et al. unpubl.
data).| |Red List Category & Criteria:||Endangered A2a ver 3.1|
|Assessor/s:||Aurioles, D. & Trillmich, F. (IUCN SSC Pinniped
Specialist Group)| |Reviewer/s:||Kovacs, K. & Lowry, L.
(Pinniped Red List Authority)| Due to its limited distribution,
fluctuating (not stable) population size, and marked decline in
the last 30 years (in excess of 50%) the Galápagos Fur Seal
should be classified as Endangered. IUCN Evaluation of the
Galápagos Fur Seal, Arctocephalus (australis) galapagoensis
Prepared by the Pinniped Specialist Group A. Population
reduction Declines measured over the longer of 10 years or 3
generations A1 CR > 90%; EN > 70%; VU > 50% Al. Popu