The California sea lion is a coastal eared seal native to western North America, its natural habitat ranging from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, including the Gulf of California. It is one of six species of sea lions and is sexually dimorphic, with males larger than females and carrying a thicker neck and a protruding sagittal crest; the species mainly hauls out on sandy or rocky beaches but also frequents manmade environments such as marinas and wharves, feeding on a number of species of fish and squid and preyed on by orcas and great white sharks.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill). Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. California sea lion, Wikipedia
Lead paragraph
The California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is a coastal eared seal native to western North America.
Status section
The IUCN lists the California sea lion as Least Concern due to "its large and increasing population size."
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is a coastal eared seal native to western North America.
View the SourceWikidata: California Sea Lion
Wikidata Q379732, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: OtariidaeView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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