Chinese white dolphin

species of humpback dolphin
Taxon taxon Q713853
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Chinese white dolphin

Summary

Chinese white dolphin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (627 views/month, #1,426 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chinese white dolphin's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Chinese white dolphin is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Chinese white dolphin's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Chinese white dolphin is classified within humpback dolphin[6].
  • Chinese white dolphin's scientific name is Sousa chinensis[7].
  • Chinese white dolphin's Commons category is recorded as Sousa chinensis[8].
  • Chinese white dolphin's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. chinensis'}[9].
  • Chinese white dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin'}[10].
  • Chinese white dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bufeo Asiático'}[11].
  • Chinese white dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Delfín Blanco De China'}[12].
  • Chinese white dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Dauphin À Bosse De L'Indo-pacifique"}[13].
  • Chinese white dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese White Dolphin'}[14].
  • Chinese white dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indo-pacific Humpback Dolphin'}[15].
  • Chinese white dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indo-pacific Hump-backed Dolphin'}[16].
  • Chinese white dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indo-Pacific Humpbacked Dolphin'}[17].
  • Chinese white dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese Humpback Dolphin'}[18].
  • Chinese white dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White Dolphin'}[19].
  • Chinese white dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Chinesischer Weißer Delfin'}[20].
  • Chinese white dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Indopazifischer Buckeldelfin'}[21].
  • Chinese white dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '中華白海豚'}[22].
  • Chinese white dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '中华白海豚'}[23].
  • Chinese white dolphin's Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is recorded as Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[24].
  • Chinese white dolphin's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[25].
  • Chinese white dolphin's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Chinese white dolphin is Sousa chinensis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within humpback dolphin[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin'}[10], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bufeo Asiático'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Delfín Blanco De China'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Dauphin À Bosse De L'Indo-pacifique"}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese White Dolphin'}[14], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indo-pacific Hump-backed Dolphin'}[16].

Identifiers

Chinese white dolphin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41488[27]. Chinese white dolphin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 103600[28]. Chinese white dolphin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559303[29]. Chinese white dolphin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440495[30]. Chinese white dolphin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180419[31].

Why It Matters

Chinese white dolphin ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (627 views/month, #1,426 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. 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] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. 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] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . India Schedule Species Database. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . Species+. wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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