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dwarf sperm whale

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q42669
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dwarf sperm whale

Summary

dwarf sperm whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (953 views/month, #1,329 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • dwarf sperm whale's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • dwarf sperm whale is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • dwarf sperm whale's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • dwarf sperm whale is classified within Kogia[6].
  • dwarf sperm whale's scientific name is Kogia sima[7].
  • dwarf sperm whale's Commons category is recorded as Kogia sima[8].
  • dwarf sperm whale began on -3600000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • dwarf sperm whale's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kogia sima[10].
  • dwarf sperm whale's Commons gallery is recorded as Kogia sima[11].
  • dwarf sperm whale's original combination is recorded as Physeter simus[12].
  • dwarf sperm whale's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'K. sima'}[13].
  • dwarf sperm whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dwarf sperm whale'}[14].
  • dwarf sperm whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cachalote Enano'}[15].
  • dwarf sperm whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cachalot nain'}[16].
  • dwarf sperm whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dwarf Sperm Whale'}[17].
  • dwarf sperm whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Pazifik-Pottwal'}[18].
  • dwarf sperm whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kleinpottwal'}[19].
  • dwarf sperm whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '侏儒抹香鯨'}[20].
  • dwarf sperm whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '侏抹香鲸'}[21].
  • dwarf sperm whale's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+10'}[22].
  • dwarf sperm whale's taxon author citation is recorded as (Owen, 1866)[23].
  • dwarf sperm whale's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[24].
  • dwarf sperm whale's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[25].
  • dwarf sperm whale's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as data deficient[26].

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Classification

dwarf sperm whale's scientific name is Kogia sima[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Kogia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dwarf sperm whale'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cachalote Enano'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cachalot nain'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Pazifik-Pottwal'}[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kleinpottwal'}[19], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '侏儒抹香鯨'}[20].

Identifiers

dwarf sperm whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41465[27]. dwarf sperm whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9752[28]. dwarf sperm whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559334[29]. dwarf sperm whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440691[30]. dwarf sperm whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180492[31].

Why It Matters

dwarf sperm whale ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (953 views/month, #1,329 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Brazil

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). 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] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . ARKive. 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] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . 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. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Brazil
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+10'}
    Start time → -3600000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Taxon rank → species
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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