Balaenoptera borealis

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q185097
Balaenoptera borealis
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Balaenoptera borealis

Summary

Balaenoptera borealis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (688 views/month, #1,170 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Balaenoptera borealis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Balaenoptera borealis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is classified within Balaenoptera[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Balaenoptera borealis is Balaenoptera borealis[7].
  • Balaenoptera borealis's Commons category is recorded as Balaenoptera borealis[8].
  • Balaenoptera borealis's main food source is recorded as Euphausiacea[9].
  • Balaenoptera borealis's main food source is recorded as copepod[10].
  • Balaenoptera borealis's main food source is recorded as zooplankton[11].
  • Balaenoptera borealis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. borealis'}[12].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sei whale'}[13].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena Sei'}[14].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rorcual Boreal'}[15].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rorcual de Rudolphi'}[16].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rorcual Norteno'}[17].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Rorqual Boréal'}[18].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Rorqual De Rudolphi'}[19].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Rorqual sei'}[20].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sei Whale'}[21].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rudophi’s Rorqual'}[22].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Coalfish Whale'}[23].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pollack Whale'}[24].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Seiwal'}[25].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鰮鯨'}[26].
  • Balaenoptera borealis is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'noordse vinvis'}[27].

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Classification

Balaenoptera borealis's scientific name is Balaenoptera borealis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Balaenoptera[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sei whale'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena Sei'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rorcual Boreal'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rorcual de Rudolphi'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rorcual Norteno'}[17], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Rorqual Boréal'}[18].

Identifiers

Balaenoptera borealis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41559[28]. Balaenoptera borealis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9768[29]. Balaenoptera borealis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559429[30]. Balaenoptera borealis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440709[31]. Balaenoptera borealis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180526[32].

Why It Matters

Balaenoptera borealis ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (688 views/month, #1,170 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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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] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . ARKive. 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] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . 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. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. 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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