---
title: "Australian Sea Lion"
description: "Neophoca cinerea — Mammiferi. The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea), also known as the Australian sea-lion or Australian sealion, is a species of sea lion that is the only endemic pinniped in Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/australian-sea-lion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australian Sea Lion

> Neophoca cinerea — Mammiferi. The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea), also known as the Australian sea-lion or Australian sealion, is a species of sea lion that is the only endemic pinniped in Australia.

- Scientific name: *Neophoca cinerea*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1436
- Wikidata: [Q744392](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q744392)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41759](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41759)

## Names

- en: Australian Sea Lion
- de: Australischer Seelöwe
- es: León marino australiano
- fr: Lion de mer australien
- nl: Australische zeeleeuw
- pt: Leão-marinho-australiano
- pl: Otarka australijska

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1333)

## Summary

The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea), also known as the Australian sea-lion or Australian sealion, is a species of sea lion that is the only endemic pinniped in Australia. It is currently monotypic in the genus Neophoca, with the extinct Pleistocene New Zealand sea lion Neophoca palatina the only known congener. With a population estimated at 14,730 animals, the Wildlife Conservation Act of Western Australia (1950) has listed them as "in need of special protection". Their conservation status is listed as endangered. These pinnipeds are specifically known for their abnormal breeding cycles, which are varied between…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_sea_lion

## Photo

![Australian Sea Lion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-sea-lion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Astrid Osborne · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262502592

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australian-sea-lion?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).