Balaenoptera

genus of mammals
Taxon taxon Q133320
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Balaenoptera

Summary

Balaenoptera is a taxon[1]. Balaenoptera ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (668 views/month, #1,488 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Balaenoptera's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Balaenoptera is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Balaenoptera belongs to the parent taxon Balaenopteridae[5].
  • Balaenoptera's scientific name is Balaenoptera[6].
  • Balaenoptera's Commons category is recorded as Balaenoptera[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Balaenoptera is Balaenoptera gibbar[8].
  • Balaenoptera began on -13650000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Balaenoptera's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balaenoptera[10].
  • Balaenoptera's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • Balaenoptera is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Furchenwale'}[12].
  • Balaenoptera is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rorquals'}[13].
  • Balaenoptera is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rorcual'}[14].
  • Balaenoptera is commonly known as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'Rorcual'}[15].
  • Balaenoptera is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ナガスクジラ属'}[16].
  • Balaenoptera is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Rorqual'}[17].
  • Balaenoptera is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '须鲸科'}[18].
  • Balaenoptera's taxon author citation is recorded as Lacépède, 1804[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Balaenoptera is Balaenoptera[6]. Balaenoptera is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Balaenoptera belongs to the parent taxon Balaenopteridae[5]. The taxonomic type of Balaenoptera is Balaenoptera gibbar[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Furchenwale'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rorquals'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rorcual'}[14], {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'Rorcual'}[15], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ナガスクジラ属'}[16], and {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Rorqual'}[17].

Identifiers

Balaenoptera's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41547[20]. Balaenoptera's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9766[21]. Balaenoptera's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559425[22]. Balaenoptera's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440708[23]. Balaenoptera's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180523[24].

Why It Matters

Balaenoptera ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (668 views/month, #1,488 of 195,241).[2] Balaenoptera has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Balaenoptera is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . wikidata.org.
  11. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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