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minke whale

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Taxon taxon Q201808
minke whale
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minke whale

Summary

minke whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (720 views/month, #1,352 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • minke whale's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • minke whale is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • minke whale's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • minke whale is classified within Balaenoptera[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, minke whale is Balaenoptera acutorostrata[7].
  • minke whale's Commons category is recorded as Balaenoptera acutorostrata[8].
  • minke whale began on -3600000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • minke whale's depicted by is recorded as Balena della Val di Zena[10].
  • minke whale's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. acutorostrata'}[11].
  • minke whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common minke whale'}[12].
  • minke whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena Minke'}[13].
  • minke whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rorcual Menor'}[14].
  • minke whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baleinoptère à museau pointu'}[15].
  • minke whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Petit rorqual'}[16].
  • minke whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Minke Whale'}[17].
  • minke whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dwarf Minke Whale'}[18].
  • minke whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lesser Rorqual'}[19].
  • minke whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Little Piked Whale'}[20].
  • minke whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Minke Whale'}[21].
  • minke whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '小鬚鯨'}[22].
  • minke whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zwergwal'}[23].
  • minke whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nördlicher Zwergwal'}[24].
  • minke whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zwergfurchenwal'}[25].
  • minke whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'dwergvinvis'}[26].
  • minke whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'petit rorqual'}[27].

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Classification

minke whale's scientific name is Balaenoptera acutorostrata[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Balaenoptera[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common it'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena Minke'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rorcual Menor'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baleinoptère à museau pointu'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Petit rorqual'}[16], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dwarf Minke Whale'}[18].

Identifiers

minke whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41550[28]. minke whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9767[29]. minke whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559426[30]. minke whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440728[31]. minke whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180524[32].

Why It Matters

minke whale ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (720 views/month, #1,352 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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