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Balaena

genus of mammals
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Balaena

Summary

Balaena is a taxon[1]. Balaena has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Balaena's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Balaena is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Balaena belongs to the parent taxon Balaenidae[5].
  • Balaena's scientific name is Balaena[6].
  • Balaena's Commons category is recorded as Balaena[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Balaena is bowhead whale[8].
  • Balaena's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balaena[9].
  • Balaena's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[10].

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Classification

Balaena's scientific name is Balaena[6]. Balaena is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Balaena belongs to the parent taxon Balaenidae[5]. The taxonomic type of Balaena is bowhead whale[8].

Identifiers

Balaena's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41572[11]. Balaena's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 27601[12]. Balaena's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559418[13]. Balaena's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440308[14]. Balaena's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180532[15].

Why It Matters

Balaena has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Balaena is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Balaena
    Parent taxon → Balaenidae
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007284505605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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