Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
         Family Otariidae Gray, 1825 - eared seals, fur seals, and sea lions
           Genus Arctocephalus Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1826 - southern fur seals
             Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1775) - brown fur seal
               Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus Wood Jones, 1925