California sea lion
species of mammal
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Summary
California sea lion is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,727 views/month, #1,071 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Zalophus[5]
- Taxon name: Zalophus californianus[6]
- Commons category: Zalophus californianus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Zalophus californianus[8]
- Commons gallery: Zalophus californianus[9]
- Original combination: Otaria californiana[10]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[11]
- Short name: Z. californianus[12]
- Taxon common name: California sea lion[13], lobo común[14], Lobo marino de California[15], marino de California[16], Lion de mer de Californie[17], Otarie de Californie[18], Californian Sea Lion[19], Kalifornischer Seelöwe[20], uszanka kalifornijska[21], uchatka kalifornijska[22], lew morski[23], lleón marín de california[24]
- Gestation period: 50[25]
- Longest observed lifespan: 35.7[26]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[27]
- Sequenced genome URL: http://www.ensembl.org/Zalophus_californianus[28]
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Identifiers
California sea lion's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41740[29]. California sea lion's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9704[30]. California sea lion's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433458[31]. California sea lion's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180621[32].
Why It Matters
California sea lion has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]