Zalophus

genus of mammals
Taxon taxon Q135911
Zalophus
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Zalophus

Summary

Zalophus is a taxon[1]. Zalophus ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month, #1,555 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Zalophus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Zalophus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Zalophus belongs to the parent taxon Otariidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Zalophus is Zalophus[6].
  • Zalophus's Commons category is recorded as Zalophus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Zalophus is Q136910602[8].
  • Zalophus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zalophus[9].
  • Zalophus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • Zalophus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sea Lion'}[11].
  • Zalophus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '강치속'}[12].
  • Zalophus is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Uszanka'}[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Zalophus is Zalophus[6]. Zalophus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Zalophus is classified within Otariidae[5]. The taxonomic type of Zalophus is Q136910602[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sea Lion'}[11], {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '강치속'}[12], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Uszanka'}[13].

Identifiers

Zalophus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41737[14]. Zalophus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9703[15]. Zalophus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433457[16]. Zalophus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180620[17].

Why It Matters

Zalophus ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month, #1,555 of 195,241).[2] Zalophus has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Zalophus is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Otariidae
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of taxon
    Taxonomic type Q136910602
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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