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California sea lion

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Taxon taxon Q379732
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California sea lion

Summary

California sea lion is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,688 views/month, #1,071 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • California sea lion's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • California sea lion is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • California sea lion's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • California sea lion is classified within Zalophus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, California sea lion is Zalophus californianus[7].
  • California sea lion's Commons category is recorded as Zalophus californianus[8].
  • California sea lion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zalophus californianus[9].
  • California sea lion's Commons gallery is recorded as Zalophus californianus[10].
  • California sea lion's original combination is recorded as Otaria californiana[11].
  • California sea lion's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Z. californianus'}[12].
  • California sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California sea lion'}[13].
  • California sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'lobo común'}[14].
  • California sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lobo marino de California'}[15].
  • California sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'marino de California'}[16].
  • California sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lion de mer de Californie'}[17].
  • California sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Otarie de Californie'}[18].
  • California sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Californian Sea Lion'}[19].
  • California sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California Sea Lion'}[20].
  • California sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kalifornischer Seelöwe'}[21].
  • California sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'uszanka kalifornijska'}[22].
  • California sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'uchatka kalifornijska'}[23].
  • California sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'lew morski'}[24].
  • California sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'lleón marín de california'}[25].
  • California sea lion's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q23387', 'amount': '+50'}[26].
  • California sea lion's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+35.7'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, California sea lion is Zalophus californianus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Zalophus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'lobo común'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lobo marino de California'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'marino de California'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lion de mer de Californie'}[17], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Otarie de Californie'}[18].

Identifiers

California sea lion's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41740[28]. California sea lion's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9704[29]. California sea lion's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433458[30]. California sea lion's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180621[31].

Why It Matters

California sea lion ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,688 views/month, #1,071 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration

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] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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