mammal · Carnivora · Otariidae
Brown Fur Seal
Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1775) — also called South African fur seal, Afro-Australian Fur Seal, Cape fur seal. Occurrence records of the Brown Fur Seal are shared on GBIF from around 55 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all St. James Spring (670 records), in 2 provinces.
IUCN: Least concern
55reserves with records
4 154records around them
2provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| St. James SpringNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 670 |
| Muizenberg CaveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 605 |
| Table Mountain National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 593 |
| Grysbok ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 579 |
| Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 278 |
| Garden Route National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 214 |
| Robberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 173 |
| Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 146 |
| False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 143 |
| Seal IslandNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 127 |
| Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 115 |
| Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 54 |
| Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site | WC Western Cape | 44 |
| Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 40 |
| Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 40 |
| Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 39 |
| Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 21 |
| Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 18 |
| Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 18 |
| Jukani Predator ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 16 |
| Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 15 |
| Jock's BayNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 15 |
| De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 13 |
| Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 12 |
| Harmony Flats Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 12 |
| Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 11 |
| Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | EC Eastern Cape | 11 |
| Rocherpan Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 10 |
| Walker Bay Whale SanctuaryMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 8 |
| Marcus Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 8 |
| SAS Saldanha Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 7 |
| Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 7 |
| West Coast National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 7 |
| Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 7 |
| Malgas Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 7 |
| Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 7 |
| Koeberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 6 |
| Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 6 |
| Vogelgat Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 5 |
| Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 5 |
| Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 5 |
| Agulhas National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 4 |
| Kogelberg Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 4 |
| Sardinia Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | EC Eastern Cape | 4 |
| Noorsekloof Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 4 |
| Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 3 |
| Tokai ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 2 |
| Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 |
| Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 |
| Cape Columbine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 |
| Cape Recife Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 2 |
| Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 2 |
| Jutten Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 2 |
| DONKIN RESERVENature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 2 |
| Morris point / Uitkyk puntNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 |
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.