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Dall's porpoise

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Taxon taxon Q738564
Dall's porpoise
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Dall's porpoise

Summary

Dall's porpoise is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (442 views/month, #1,448 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dall's porpoise's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Dall's porpoise is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • William Healey Dall is named after Dall's porpoise[5].
  • Dall's porpoise's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Dall's porpoise belongs to the parent taxon Phocoenoides[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Dall's porpoise is Phocoenoides dalli[8].
  • Dall's porpoise's Commons category is recorded as Phocoenoides dalli[9].
  • Dall's porpoise's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Phocoenoides dalli[10].
  • Dall's porpoise's Commons gallery is recorded as Phocoenoides dalli[11].
  • Dall's porpoise's original combination is recorded as Phocoena dalli[12].
  • Dall's porpoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dall’s porpoise'}[13].
  • Dall's porpoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Marsopa De Dall'}[14].
  • Dall's porpoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Marsouin De Dall'}[15].
  • Dall's porpoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Dall's Porpoise"}[16].
  • Dall's porpoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dall’s Porpoise'}[17].
  • Dall's porpoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dall Porpoise'}[18].
  • Dall's porpoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dall’s White-flanked Porpoise'}[19].
  • Dall's porpoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dall-Hafenschweinswal'}[20].
  • Dall's porpoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißflanken-Schweinswal'}[21].
  • Dall's porpoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'botu de dall'}[22].
  • Dall's porpoise's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+200'}[23].
  • Dall's porpoise's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+1'}[24].
  • Dall's porpoise's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+22'}[25].
  • Dall's porpoise's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[26].
  • Dall's porpoise's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[27].

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Classification

Dall's porpoise's scientific name is Phocoenoides dalli[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Phocoenoides[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dall’s porpoise'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Marsopa De Dall'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Marsouin De Dall'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Dall's Porpoise"}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dall Porpoise'}[18], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dall’s White-flanked Porpoise'}[19].

Discovery and Description

William Healey Dall is named after Dall's porpoise[5].

Identifiers

Dall's porpoise's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41446[28]. Dall's porpoise's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9744[29]. Dall's porpoise's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559358[30]. Dall's porpoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440684[31]. Dall's porpoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180480[32].

Why It Matters

Dall's porpoise ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (442 views/month, #1,448 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. 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] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Phocoenoides dalli. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . Phocoenoides dalli. wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . Phocoenoides dalli. 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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  1. 13d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+1'}
    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+22'}
    Aliases → —
    Cites appendix → Appendix II of CITES
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