Cuvier's beaked whale

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q623173
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Cuvier's beaked whale

Summary

Cuvier's beaked whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.53% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,489 views/month, #1,030 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cuvier's beaked whale's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is classified within Ziphius[6].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale's scientific name is Ziphius cavirostris[7].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale's Commons category is recorded as Ziphius cavirostris[8].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Z. cavirostris'}[9].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cuvier’s beaked whale'}[10].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena de Cuvier'}[11].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ziphio de Cuvier'}[12].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baleine de Cuvier'}[13].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ziphius'}[14].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Cuvier's Beaked Whale"}[15].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Goose-beaked Whale'}[16].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Goosebeak Whale'}[17].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cuvier’s Beaked Whale'}[18].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cuvier’s Goosebeaked Whale'}[19].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Cuvier-Schnabelwal'}[20].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gänseschnabelwal'}[21].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '柯氏喙鯨'}[22].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'dolfijn van cuvier'}[23].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ziphius de cuvier'}[24].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cuviers beaked whale'}[25].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鹅喙鲸'}[26].
  • Cuvier's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'blekhodenebbhval'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cuvier's beaked whale is Ziphius cavirostris[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Ziphius[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cuvier’s beaked whale'}[10], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena de Cuvier'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ziphio de Cuvier'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baleine de Cuvier'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ziphius'}[14], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Cuvier's Beaked Whale"}[15].

Identifiers

Cuvier's beaked whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41428[28]. Cuvier's beaked whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9760[29]. Cuvier's beaked whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440369[30]. Cuvier's beaked whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180498[31].

Why It Matters

Cuvier's beaked whale ranks in the top 0.53% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,489 views/month, #1,030 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  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] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). 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. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . 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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  1. 5w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Ziphius cavirostris Mar Ligure.jpg, Cuviers beaked whale-swfsc.jpg, Ziphius carvirostris.jpg
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Ziphius cavirostris Mar Ligure.jpg"
  2. 7w ago · TadejM · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Parent taxon Ziphius
    Nztcs conservation status data deficient, naturally uncommon
    Taxon rank species
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: Cuvierjev kljunati delfin"
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