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false killer whale

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false killer whale

Summary

false killer whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,551 views/month, #565 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • false killer whale's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • false killer whale is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • false killer whale's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • false killer whale is classified within Pseudorca[6].
  • false killer whale's scientific name is Pseudorca crassidens[7].
  • false killer whale is part of Blackfish[8].
  • false killer whale's Commons category is recorded as Pseudorca crassidens[9].
  • false killer whale's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pseudorca crassidens[10].
  • false killer whale's Commons gallery is recorded as Pseudorca crassidens[11].
  • false killer whale's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. crassidens'}[12].
  • false killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'False killer whale'}[13].
  • false killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Orca Falsa'}[14].
  • false killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Faux-orque'}[15].
  • false killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'False Killer Whale'}[16].
  • false killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'False Pilot Whale'}[17].
  • false killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kleiner Schwertwal'}[18].
  • false killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Unechter Schwertwal'}[19].
  • false killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kleiner Mörder'}[20].
  • false killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '偽虎鯨'}[21].
  • false killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'kleine zwaardwalvis, zwarte zwaardwalvis'}[22].
  • false killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'faux-orque'}[23].
  • false killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'false killer whale, pfalse killer'}[24].
  • false killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '伪虎鲸'}[25].
  • false killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'halvspekkhogger'}[26].
  • false killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'xiborgu'}[27].

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Classification

false killer whale's scientific name is Pseudorca crassidens[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Pseudorca[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'False killer whale'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Orca Falsa'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Faux-orque'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'False Pilot Whale'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kleiner Schwertwal'}[18], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Unechter Schwertwal'}[19].

Identifiers

false killer whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41539[28]. false killer whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 82174[29]. false killer whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559277[30]. false killer whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440440[31]. false killer whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180463[32].

Why It Matters

false killer whale ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,551 views/month, #565 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 45 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] ↑ . 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. [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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . 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. 8d ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Pseudorca
    Wildlife protection act 1972 (india) schedule → Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
    Instance of → —
    Part of → Blackfish
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