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New Zealand sea lion

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New Zealand sea lion
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New Zealand sea lion

Summary

New Zealand sea lion is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (595 views/month, #1,352 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • New Zealand sea lion's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • New Zealand sea lion is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Joseph Dalton Hooker is named after New Zealand sea lion[5].
  • New Zealand sea lion's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[6].
  • New Zealand sea lion is classified within Phocarctos[7].
  • New Zealand sea lion is endemic to New Zealand[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, New Zealand sea lion is Phocarctos hookeri[9].
  • New Zealand sea lion's Commons category is recorded as Phocarctos hookeri[10].
  • New Zealand sea lion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Phocarctos hookeri[11].
  • New Zealand sea lion's Commons gallery is recorded as Phocarctos hookeri[12].
  • New Zealand sea lion's described by source is recorded as Critter of the Week[13].
  • New Zealand sea lion's original combination is recorded as Arctocephalus hookeri[14].
  • New Zealand sea lion's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. hookeri'}[15].
  • New Zealand sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hooker’s sea lion'}[16].
  • New Zealand sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Hooker's Sealion"}[17].
  • New Zealand sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Hooker's Sea Lion"}[18].
  • New Zealand sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Zealand Sealion'}[19].
  • New Zealand sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Zealand Sea Lion'}[20].
  • New Zealand sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hooker’s Sea Lion'}[21].
  • New Zealand sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Auckland Sea Lion'}[22].
  • New Zealand sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Neuseeländischer Seelöwe'}[23].
  • New Zealand sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Auckland-Seelöwe'}[24].
  • New Zealand sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Zealand sea lion'}[25].
  • New Zealand sea lion's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as nationally vulnerable[26].
  • New Zealand sea lion's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as nationally endangered[27].

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Classification

New Zealand sea lion's scientific name is Phocarctos hookeri[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Phocarctos[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hooker’s sea lion'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Hooker's Sealion"}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Hooker's Sea Lion"}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Zealand Sealion'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Zealand Sea Lion'}[20], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Auckland Sea Lion'}[22].

Discovery and Description

Joseph Dalton Hooker is named after New Zealand sea lion[5].

Distribution

New Zealand sea lion is endemic to New Zealand[8].

Identifiers

New Zealand sea lion's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41763[28]. New Zealand sea lion's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34888[29]. New Zealand sea lion's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433467[30]. New Zealand sea lion's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180617[31].

Why It Matters

New Zealand sea lion ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (595 views/month, #1,352 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Joseph Dalton Hooker New Zealand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . endangeredspecies.org.nz. endangeredspecies.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . ARKive. 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] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Conservation status of marine mammals in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2024. 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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