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Gervais' beaked whale

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Taxon taxon Q944981
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Gervais' beaked whale

Summary

Gervais' beaked whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gervais' beaked whale's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Gervais' beaked whale is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Paul Gervais is named after Gervais' beaked whale[5].
  • Gervais' beaked whale's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Gervais' beaked whale is classified within Mesoplodon[7].
  • Gervais' beaked whale's scientific name is Mesoplodon europaeus[8].
  • Gervais' beaked whale's Commons category is recorded as Mesoplodon europaeus[9].
  • Gervais' beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gervais’ beaked whale'}[10].
  • Gervais' beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena De Pico De Gervais'}[11].
  • Gervais' beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zifio De Gervais'}[12].
  • Gervais' beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mésoplodon De Gervais'}[13].
  • Gervais' beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Gervais' Beaked Whale"}[14].
  • Gervais' beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gulf Stream Beaked Whale'}[15].
  • Gervais' beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gervais’ Beaked Whale'}[16].
  • Gervais' beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gulfstream Beaked Whale'}[17].
  • Gervais' beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gervais-Zweizahnwal'}[18].
  • Gervais' beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'vaca marina de gervais'}[19].
  • Gervais' beaked whale's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+48'}[20].
  • Gervais' beaked whale's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Mesoplodon_europaeus[21].
  • Gervais' beaked whale's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[22].
  • Gervais' beaked whale's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[23].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Gervais' beaked whale is Mesoplodon europaeus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Mesoplodon[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gervais’ beaked whale'}[10], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena De Pico De Gervais'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zifio De Gervais'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mésoplodon De Gervais'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Gervais' Beaked Whale"}[14], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gulf Stream Beaked Whale'}[15].

Discovery and Description

Paul Gervais is named after Gervais' beaked whale[5].

Identifiers

Gervais' beaked whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41407[24]. Gervais' beaked whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 27616[25]. Gervais' beaked whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440397[26]. Gervais' beaked whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180509[27].

Why It Matters

Gervais' beaked whale ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Brazil

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] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Mesoplodon europaeus. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . 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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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Mesoplodon
    Instance of → taxon
    Taxon range → Brazil
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
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