Gray's beaked whale

Summary

Gray's beaked whale is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #1,602 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gray's beaked whale's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Gray's beaked whale is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Gray's beaked whale's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• Gray's beaked whale belongs to the parent taxon Mesoplodon^[6].
• Gray's beaked whale's scientific name is Mesoplodon grayi^[7].
• Gray's beaked whale's Commons category is recorded as Mesoplodon grayi^[8].
• Gray's beaked whale's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. grayi'}^[9].
• Gray's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gray’s beaked whale'}^[10].
• Gray's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena De Pico De Gray'}^[11].
• Gray's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zifio De Gray'}^[12].
• Gray's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mésoplodon De Gray'}^[13].
• Gray's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Gray's Beaked Whale"}^[14].
• Gray's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Southern Beaked Whale'}^[15].
• Gray's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gray’s Beaked Whale'}^[16].
• Gray's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Scamperdown Beaked Whale'}^[17].
• Gray's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gray-Zweizahnwal'}^[18].
• Gray's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'grays spitssnuitdolfijn, spitssnuitdolfijn van gray'}^[19].
• Gray's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'grays beaked whale'}^[20].
• Gray's beaked whale's taxon author citation is recorded as Von Haast, 1876^[21].
• Gray's beaked whale's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[22].
• Gray's beaked whale's taxon range is recorded as Brazil^[23].
• Gray's beaked whale's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as not threatened^[24].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Gray's beaked whale is Mesoplodon grayi^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Mesoplodon^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gray’s beaked whale'}^[10], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena De Pico De Gray'}^[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zifio De Gray'}^[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mésoplodon De Gray'}^[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Gray's Beaked Whale"}^[14], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Southern Beaked Whale'}^[15].

Identifiers

Gray's beaked whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41405^[25]. Gray's beaked whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 74394^[26]. Gray's beaked whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440419^[27]. Gray's beaked whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180511^[28].

Why It Matters

Gray's beaked whale ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #1,602 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]