📸 PhotoPhoto: Rolf Ream · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons Source
Steller Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus (Steller Sea Lion · トド)
🇰🇷 Class II endangered wildlife (Korea)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 A male's length of 3.4 m is about 3/4 the length of a passenger car (about 4.5 m) (Comparison).
- 💡 A male's maximum weight of 1,120 kg is similar to the weight of a compact car (Comparison).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Steller Sea Lion is a large sea lion living in the cold waters of the North Pacific.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Males measure 3–3.4 m long and weigh up to 1,120 kg, while females measure 2.3–2.9 m long and weigh up to 350 kg.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
An opportunistic carnivore, it eats pollock, mackerel, salmon, and cod as well as octopuses, squid, and bivalves. Dominant males mate with up to 30 females in a season, and females give birth to one pup each year.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
It is designated as Class II endangered wildlife (Korea) on the National List of Species of Korea.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List NT (2016) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8239/45225749
- • 멸종위기 야생생물 Ⅱ급 — 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000053314 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000053314
- • IUCN Red List category NT — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • Korean protection status: Class II endangered wildlife (Korea)
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1005904
- • iucnredlist.org — 45225749
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000053314 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000053314
- • wikidata.org — Q431981
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) on rocks.jpg
- • animaldiversity.org — Eumetopias jubatus
- • fisheries.noaa.gov — steller-sea-lion
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Andy Wilson · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.