Balaenoptera musculus

Summary

Balaenoptera musculus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.012% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,135 views/month, #24 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Balaenoptera musculus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Balaenoptera musculus is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Balaenoptera musculus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status^[5].
• Balaenoptera musculus belongs to the parent taxon Balaenoptera^[6].
• Balaenoptera musculus's scientific name is Balaenoptera musculus^[7].
• Balaenoptera musculus is a type of Cetacea^[8].
• Balaenoptera musculus is a type of fin whale^[9].
• Balaenoptera musculus's Commons category is recorded as Balaenoptera musculus^[10].
• Balaenoptera musculus began on -1500000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Balaenoptera musculus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blue whales^[12].
• Balaenoptera musculus's Commons gallery is recorded as Balaenoptera musculus^[13].
• Balaenoptera musculus's main food source is recorded as Euphausiacea^[14].
• Balaenoptera musculus's original combination is recorded as Balaena musculus^[15].
• Balaenoptera musculus's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity^[16].
• Balaenoptera musculus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. musculus'}^[17].
• Balaenoptera musculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena Azul'}^[18].
• Balaenoptera musculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baleine bleue'}^[19].
• Balaenoptera musculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'blue whale'}^[20].
• Balaenoptera musculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sibbold’s Rorqual'}^[21].
• Balaenoptera musculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sulphur-bottom Whale'}^[22].
• Balaenoptera musculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pygmy Blue Whale'}^[23].
• Balaenoptera musculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Blauwal'}^[24].
• Balaenoptera musculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '藍鯨'}^[25].
• Balaenoptera musculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'blouwalvis'}^[26].
• Balaenoptera musculus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'blauwe vinvis'}^[27].

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Classification

Balaenoptera musculus's scientific name is Balaenoptera musculus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Balaenoptera^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena Azul'}^[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baleine bleue'}^[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'blue whale'}^[20], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sibbold’s Rorqual'}^[21], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sulphur-bottom Whale'}^[22], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pygmy Blue Whale'}^[23].

Identifiers

Balaenoptera musculus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41553^[28]. Balaenoptera musculus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9771^[29]. Balaenoptera musculus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559433^[30]. Balaenoptera musculus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440735^[31]. Balaenoptera musculus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180528^[32].

Why It Matters

Balaenoptera musculus ranks in the top 0.012% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,135 views/month, #24 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]