How big does the Galapagos Fur Seal get?

The Galapagos Fur Seal grows to about 1.6 m.

Galapagos Fur Seal

Arctocephalus galapagoensis

Group: Seal
Max size: 1.6 m
IUCN status: EN

The smallest of all the fur seals, this Galapagos native shelters among lava boulders and rocky ledges to escape the equatorial sun. It hunts small squid and schooling fish, mostly at night, and is now endangered after El Nino events repeatedly starved its colonies.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Carnivora › Otariidae › Arctocephalus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 255008.

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How big does the Galapagos Fur Seal get?: The Galapagos Fur Seal grows to about 1.6 m.