Australian sea lion

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q744392
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Australian sea lion

Summary

Australian sea lion is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (610 views/month, #1,370 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Australian sea lion's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Australian sea lion is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Australian sea lion's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • Australian sea lion is classified within Neophoca[6].
  • Australian sea lion's scientific name is Neophoca cinerea[7].
  • Australian sea lion's Commons category is recorded as Neophoca cinerea[8].
  • Australian sea lion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Neophoca cinerea[9].
  • Australian sea lion's Commons gallery is recorded as Neophoca cinerea[10].
  • Australian sea lion's original combination is recorded as Otaria cinerea[11].
  • Australian sea lion's taxon synonym is recorded as Arctocephalus lobatus[12].
  • Australian sea lion's taxon synonym is recorded as Otaria cinerea[13].
  • Australian sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Australian sea lion'}[14].
  • Australian sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Australian Sealion'}[15].
  • Australian sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Australian Sea Lion'}[16].
  • Australian sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Australischer Seelöwe'}[17].
  • Australian sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'lleón marín australianu'}[18].
  • Australian sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'avstralski morski lev'}[19].
  • Australian sea lion's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+7.15'}[20].
  • Australian sea lion's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+12'}[21].
  • Australian sea lion's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+24.1'}[22].
  • Australian sea lion's taxon author citation is recorded as (Péron, 1816)[23].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Australian sea lion is Neophoca cinerea[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Neophoca[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Australian Sealion'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Australischer Seelöwe'}[17], {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'lleón marín australianu'}[18], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'avstralski morski lev'}[19].

Identifiers

Australian sea lion's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41759[24]. Australian sea lion's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 161930[25]. Australian sea lion's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433484[26]. Australian sea lion's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180623[27].

Why It Matters

Australian sea lion ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (610 views/month, #1,370 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [25] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . Neophoca cinerea. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gestation period {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+12'}
    Parent taxon Neophoca
    Instance of taxon
    Iucn conservation status Endangered status
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