| Subject | English | German |
| mamm. | California elephant seal | nördlicher Seeelefant (Mirounga angustirostris) |
| gen. | elephant seal genus Mirounga | Seeelefant |
| zool. | elephant seal | Seelöwe |
| gen. | elephant seal | See-Elefant |
| mamm. | elephant seals | Seeelefanten (Mirounga) |
| zool. | elephant seals | Elefantenrobben (Mirounga) |
| mamm. | northern elephant seal | nördlicher Seeelefant (Mirounga angustirostris) |
| nat.res. | Northern elephant seal | noerdlicher See-Elefant (Mirounga angustirostris) |
| zool. | Northern elephant seal | nördlicher See-Elefant (Mirounga angustirostris) |
| gen. | northern elephant seal Mirounga angustirostris | Nördlicher See-Elefant |
| mamm. | South Atlantic elephant seal | südlicher Seeelefant (Mirounga leonina) |
| mamm. | South southern elephant seal | südlicher Seeelefant (Mirounga leonina) |
| life.sc., environ. | Southern elephant seal | See-Elefant (Mirounga leonina) |
| nat.res. | Southern elephant seal | suedlicher See-Elefant (Mirounga leonina) |
| zool. | Southern elephant seal | südlicher See-Elefant (Mirounga leonina) |