North Pacific right whale

Summary

North Pacific right whale is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,142 views/month, #1,350 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• North Pacific right whale's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• North Pacific right whale is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• North Pacific right whale's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status^[5].
• North Pacific right whale belongs to the parent taxon Right whale^[6].
• North Pacific right whale's scientific name is Eubalaena japonica^[7].
• North Pacific right whale's Commons category is recorded as Eubalaena japonica^[8].
• North Pacific right whale's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eubalaena japonica^[9].
• North Pacific right whale's Commons gallery is recorded as Eubalaena japonica^[10].
• North Pacific right whale's original combination is recorded as Balaena japonica^[11].
• North Pacific right whale's taxon synonym is recorded as Balaena lunulata^[12].
• North Pacific right whale's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. japonica'}^[13].
• North Pacific right whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'North Pacific right whale'}^[14].
• North Pacific right whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'North Pacific Right Whale'}^[15].
• North Pacific right whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Pazifischer Nordkaper'}^[16].
• North Pacific right whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '北太平洋露脊鲸'}^[17].
• North Pacific right whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'ballena franca del pacíficu'}^[18].
• North Pacific right whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baleine franche du Pacifique Nord'}^[19].
• North Pacific right whale's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES^[20].

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Classification

North Pacific right whale's scientific name is Eubalaena japonica^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Right whale^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Pazifischer Nordkaper'}^[16], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '北太平洋露脊鲸'}^[17], {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'ballena franca del pacíficu'}^[18], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baleine franche du Pacifique Nord'}^[19].

Identifiers

North Pacific right whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41569^[21]. North Pacific right whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 302098^[22]. North Pacific right whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559423^[23]. North Pacific right whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440344^[24]. North Pacific right whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 612591^[25].

Why It Matters

North Pacific right whale ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,142 views/month, #1,350 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]