Hourglass dolphin

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q301018
Hourglass dolphin
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Hourglass dolphin

Summary

Hourglass dolphin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month, #1,508 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hourglass dolphin's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hourglass dolphin is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Hourglass dolphin's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Hourglass dolphin belongs to the parent taxon Lagenorhynchus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Hourglass dolphin is Lagenorhynchus cruciger[7].
  • Hourglass dolphin's Commons category is recorded as Lagenorhynchus cruciger[8].
  • Hourglass dolphin's original combination is recorded as Delphinus cruciger[9].
  • Hourglass dolphin's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. cruciger'}[10].
  • Hourglass dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hourglass dolphin'}[11].
  • Hourglass dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Delfín Cruzado'}[12].
  • Hourglass dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Dauphin Crucigère'}[13].
  • Hourglass dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lagénorhynque Crucigère'}[14].
  • Hourglass dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hourglass Dolphin'}[15].
  • Hourglass dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Southern White-sided Dolphin'}[16].
  • Hourglass dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kreuzdelfin'}[17].
  • Hourglass dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Sanduhrdelfin'}[18].
  • Hourglass dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stundenglasdelfin'}[19].
  • Hourglass dolphin's taxon author citation is recorded as (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)[20].
  • Hourglass dolphin's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[21].
  • Hourglass dolphin's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as data deficient[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Hourglass dolphin is Lagenorhynchus cruciger[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Lagenorhynchus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Delfín Cruzado'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Dauphin Crucigère'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lagénorhynque Crucigère'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Southern White-sided Dolphin'}[16], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kreuzdelfin'}[17].

Identifiers

Hourglass dolphin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41512[23]. Hourglass dolphin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 103587[24]. Hourglass dolphin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220066[25]. Hourglass dolphin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180447[26].

Why It Matters

Hourglass dolphin ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month, #1,508 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 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. [26] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . ARKive. 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] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Species+. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . 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. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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