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Amazon river dolphin

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Amazon river dolphin

Summary

Amazon river dolphin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.32% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,771 views/month, #631 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Amazon river dolphin's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Amazon river dolphin is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Amazon river dolphin's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • Amazon river dolphin is classified within Inia[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Amazon river dolphin is Inia geoffrensis[7].
  • Amazon river dolphin's Commons category is recorded as Inia geoffrensis[8].
  • Amazon river dolphin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Inia geoffrensis[9].
  • Amazon river dolphin's Commons gallery is recorded as Inia geoffrensis[10].
  • Amazon river dolphin's taxon synonym is recorded as Delphinus frontatus[11].
  • Amazon river dolphin's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'I. geoffrensis'}[12].
  • Amazon river dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Boto'}[13].
  • Amazon river dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bufeo'}[14].
  • Amazon river dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "dauphin de l'Amazone"}[15].
  • Amazon river dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Inia'}[16].
  • Amazon river dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Amazon River Dolphin'}[17].
  • Amazon river dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Boutu'}[18].
  • Amazon river dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pink River Dolphin'}[19].
  • Amazon river dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bouto'}[20].
  • Amazon river dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bolivian River Dolphin'}[21].
  • Amazon river dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Orinoco River Dolphin'}[22].
  • Amazon river dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Amazonas-Delfin'}[23].
  • Amazon river dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Boto'}[24].
  • Amazon river dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Butu'}[25].
  • Amazon river dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Inia'}[26].
  • Amazon river dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'toliña del amazones'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Amazon river dolphin is Inia geoffrensis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Inia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Boto'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bufeo'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "dauphin de l'Amazone"}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Inia'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Amazon River Dolphin'}[17], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Boutu'}[18].

Identifiers

Amazon river dolphin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41472[28]. Amazon river dolphin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9725[29]. Amazon river dolphin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559399[30]. Amazon river dolphin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440314[31]. Amazon river dolphin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180407[32].

Why It Matters

Amazon river dolphin ranks in the top 0.32% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,771 views/month, #631 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 104 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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