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title: "Galápagos Sea Lion"
description: "Zalophus wollebaeki — Mammiferi. The Galápagos sea lion is a species of sea lion that lives and breeds on the Galápagos Islands and, in smaller numbers, on Isla de la Plata (Ecuador)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/galapagos-sea-lion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Galápagos Sea Lion

> Zalophus wollebaeki — Mammiferi. The Galápagos sea lion is a species of sea lion that lives and breeds on the Galápagos Islands and, in smaller numbers, on Isla de la Plata (Ecuador).

- Scientific name: *Zalophus wollebaeki*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 9250
- Wikidata: [Q998769](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q998769)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41738](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41738)

## Names

- en: Galápagos Sea Lion
- de: Galápagos-Seelöwe
- es: León Marino de las Galápagos
- fr: Otarie des Galápagos
- nl: Galapagoszeeleeuw
- pl: Uszanka galapagoska

## Countries with the most observations

EC (8740), CR (4), CO (3)

## Summary

The Galápagos sea lion is a species of sea lion that lives and breeds on the Galápagos Islands and, in smaller numbers, on Isla de la Plata (Ecuador). They are the smallest sea lion species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_sea_lion

## Photo

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

Photo: abumadsen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135025054

## Machine access

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