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.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleAgricultural or Structural Pest 3 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. Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
In Biome
River, Biomes Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Zalophus californianus
In Ecosystem
Source California sea lion, Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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.
In Ecosystem: Gulf of California, Lead
Its natural habitat ranges from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, including the Gulf of California.
View the Source3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Zalophus californianus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyEconomic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
Negative Impacts crop pest
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
In Biome: River, Habitat Regions, biome: rivers and streams
rivers and streams
View the Source 4. NatureServe Explorer: Zalophus californianus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
Wikidata: 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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