long-finned pilot whale

Summary

long-finned pilot whale is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (205 views/month, #1,382 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• long-finned pilot whale's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• long-finned pilot whale is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• long-finned pilot whale's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• long-finned pilot whale is classified within pilot whale^[6].
• long-finned pilot whale's scientific name is Globicephala melas^[7].
• long-finned pilot whale's Commons category is recorded as Globicephala melas^[8].
• long-finned pilot whale's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Globicephala melas^[9].
• long-finned pilot whale's Commons gallery is recorded as Globicephala melas^[10].
• long-finned pilot whale's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• long-finned pilot whale's original combination is recorded as Delphinus melas^[12].
• long-finned pilot whale's taxon synonym is recorded as Delphinus melas^[13].
• long-finned pilot whale's taxon synonym is recorded as Delphinus globiceps^[14].
• long-finned pilot whale's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity^[15].
• long-finned pilot whale's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. melas'}^[16].
• long-finned pilot whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long-finned pilot whale'}^[17].
• long-finned pilot whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Calderón Negro, calderón común, ballena piloto'}^[18].
• long-finned pilot whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Caldrón Negro'}^[19].
• long-finned pilot whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Globicéphale Commun'}^[20].
• long-finned pilot whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'globicéphale noir, dauphin pilote'}^[21].
• long-finned pilot whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long-finned Pilot Whale'}^[22].
• long-finned pilot whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Pilot Whale'}^[23].
• long-finned pilot whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Atlantic Pilot Whale'}^[24].
• long-finned pilot whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blackfish'}^[25].
• long-finned pilot whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pothead Whale'}^[26].
• long-finned pilot whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gewöhnlicher Grindwal'}^[27].

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Classification

long-finned pilot whale's scientific name is Globicephala melas^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon pilot whale^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long-finned pilot whale'}^[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Calderón Negro, calderón común, ballena piloto'}^[18], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Caldrón Negro'}^[19], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Globicéphale Commun'}^[20], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'globicéphale noir, dauphin pilote'}^[21], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Pilot Whale'}^[23].

Identifiers

long-finned pilot whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41529^[28]. long-finned pilot whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9731^[29]. long-finned pilot whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559256^[30]. long-finned pilot whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440596^[31]. long-finned pilot whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552461^[32].

Why It Matters

long-finned pilot whale ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (205 views/month, #1,382 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]