Zalophus californianus — Common names

California Sea Lion learn more about names for this taxon

Many people know organisms only by the common names, or "vernacular" names. Unlike scientific names, common names are almost always different for speakers of different languages. They may also vary regionally within a language. This tab shows all the common names provided to EOL for this organism from a variety of providers, including EOL curators. Currently we can only set one preferred common name per language on a given EOL page, but all the names should be searchable.

Common names listed by language

Preferred marks the preferred name for each language.

English

Name Sources Status
California Sea Lion Animal Diversity Web Descriptions, Conabio, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Monthly ARKive text import , NCBI Taxonomy, NatureServe resource, PlanetScott.com images, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted
California Sealion Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), NCBI Taxonomy, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio Trusted
Californian Sea Lion IUCN Red List Trusted

Dutch

Name Sources Status
Californische zeeleeuw uBio Unknown
Galápagoszeeleeuw uBio Unknown
Japanse zeeleeuw uBio Unknown

French

Name Sources Status
Lion de mer de Californie uBio Unknown
Lion de mer de l'Ile Farallon uBio Unknown

German

Name Sources Status
Kalifornischer Seelöwe Josefin Stiller Trusted

Spanish

Name Sources Status
Lobo marino Conabio Trusted
lobo marino de California Conabio Trusted
Lobo-marino californiano Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio Trusted
Zalophus californianus Unknown Trusted

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