Cuvier's beaked whale
species of mammal
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Summary
Cuvier's beaked whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.53% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,863 views/month, #1,030 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Ziphius[5]
- Taxon name: Ziphius cavirostris[6]
- Commons category: Ziphius cavirostris[7]
- Short name: Z. cavirostris[8]
- Taxon common name: Cuvier’s beaked whale[9], Ballena de Cuvier[10], Ziphio de Cuvier[11], Baleine de Cuvier[12], Ziphius[13], Cuvier's Beaked Whale[14], Goose-beaked Whale[15], Goosebeak Whale[16], Cuvier’s Goosebeaked Whale[17], Cuvier-Schnabelwal[18], Gänseschnabelwal[19], 柯氏喙鯨[20], dolfijn van cuvier[21], ziphius de cuvier[22]
- Taxon author citation: Cuvier, 1823[23]
- Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule: Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[24]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[25]
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Identifiers
Cuvier's beaked whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41428[26]. Cuvier's beaked whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9760[27]. Cuvier's beaked whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440369[28]. Cuvier's beaked whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180498[29].
Why It Matters
Cuvier's beaked whale has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]