finless porpoise

species of porpoise
Taxon taxon Q322138
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finless porpoise

Summary

finless porpoise is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month, #1,554 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • finless porpoise's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • finless porpoise is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • finless porpoise's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • finless porpoise is classified within Neophocaena[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, finless porpoise is Neophocaena phocaenoides[7].
  • finless porpoise's Commons category is recorded as Neophocaena phocaenoides[8].
  • finless porpoise's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Neophocaena phocaenoides[9].
  • finless porpoise's Commons gallery is recorded as Neophocaena phocaenoides[10].
  • finless porpoise's original combination is recorded as Delphinus phocaenoides[11].
  • finless porpoise's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'N. phocaenoides'}[12].
  • finless porpoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indo-Pacific finless porpoise'}[13].
  • finless porpoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoise'}[14].
  • finless porpoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Indischer Schweinswal'}[15].
  • finless porpoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Indischer Glattschweinswal'}[16].
  • finless porpoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '印太江豚'}[17].
  • finless porpoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'スナメリ'}[18].
  • finless porpoise's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+33'}[19].
  • finless porpoise's Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is recorded as Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[20].
  • finless porpoise's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[21].
  • finless porpoise's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, finless porpoise is Neophocaena phocaenoides[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Neophocaena[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indo-Pacific it'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Indischer Schweinswal'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Indischer Glattschweinswal'}[16], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '印太江豚'}[17], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'スナメリ'}[18].

Identifiers

finless porpoise's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41450[23]. finless porpoise's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34892[24]. finless porpoise's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559350[25]. finless porpoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440656[26]. finless porpoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180478[27].

Why It Matters

finless porpoise ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month, #1,554 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Search System of Japanese Red Data. jpnrdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . India Schedule Species Database. wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . Species+. wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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