Steller's sea lion

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q431981
Steller's sea lion
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Steller's sea lion

Summary

Steller's sea lion is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.036% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,025 views/month, #70 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Steller's sea lion's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Steller's sea lion is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Georg Wilhelm Steller is named after Steller's sea lion[5].
  • Steller's sea lion's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[6].
  • Steller's sea lion is classified within Eumetopias[7].
  • Steller's sea lion's scientific name is Eumetopias jubatus[8].
  • Steller's sea lion's Commons category is recorded as Eumetopias jubatus[9].
  • Steller's sea lion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eumetopias jubatus[10].
  • Steller's sea lion's Commons gallery is recorded as Eumetopias jubatus[11].
  • Steller's sea lion's original combination is recorded as Phoca jubata[12].
  • Steller's sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Steller's sea lion"}[13].
  • Steller's sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Sealion'}[14].
  • Steller's sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Sea Lion'}[15].
  • Steller's sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Steller Sea Lion'}[16].
  • Steller's sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Steller's Sealion"}[17].
  • Steller's sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Steller's Sea Lion"}[18].
  • Steller's sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stellerscher Seelöwe'}[19].
  • Steller's sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '北海狮'}[20].
  • Steller's sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'lleón marín de steller'}[21].
  • Steller's sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '큰바다사자'}[22].
  • Steller's sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Сивуч'}[23].
  • Steller's sea lion is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'トド'}[24].
  • Steller's sea lion's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+19.5'}[25].
  • Steller's sea lion's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+12'}[26].
  • Steller's sea lion's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+32.8'}[27].

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Classification

Steller's sea lion's scientific name is Eumetopias jubatus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Eumetopias[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "it"}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Sealion'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Sea Lion'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Steller Sea Lion'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Steller's Sealion"}[17], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stellerscher Seelöwe'}[19].

Discovery and Description

Georg Wilhelm Steller is named after Steller's sea lion[5]. Things named for it include Russian corvette Bora[28], a ship[29].

Identifiers

Steller's sea lion's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41755[30]. Steller's sea lion's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34886[31]. Steller's sea lion's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433462[32]. Steller's sea lion's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180625[33].

Why It Matters

Steller's sea lion ranks in the top 0.036% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,025 views/month, #70 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include Russian corvette Bora[28], a ship[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . 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 . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . 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] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . Red Data Book of Endangered Mammals in Korea. wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . Red Book of Sakhalin Oblast: Animals. wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . The List of Standard Japanese Names of World Mammals. wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . Eumetopias jubatus. wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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