northern elephant seal

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q626023
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northern elephant seal

Summary

northern elephant seal is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (914 views/month, #1,226 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • northern elephant seal's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • northern elephant seal is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • northern elephant seal's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • northern elephant seal belongs to the parent taxon elephant seal[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, northern elephant seal is Mirounga angustirostris[7].
  • northern elephant seal's Commons category is recorded as Mirounga angustirostris[8].
  • northern elephant seal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mirounga angustirostris[9].
  • northern elephant seal's Commons gallery is recorded as Mirounga angustirostris[10].
  • northern elephant seal's original combination is recorded as Macrorhinus angustirostris[11].
  • northern elephant seal's taxon synonym is recorded as Macrorhinus angustirostris[12].
  • northern elephant seal's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. angustirostris'}[13].
  • northern elephant seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern elephant seal'}[14].
  • northern elephant seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Elephant Seal'}[15].
  • northern elephant seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nördlicher See-Elefant'}[16].
  • northern elephant seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'mirunga północna'}[17].
  • northern elephant seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'słoń morski północny'}[18].
  • northern elephant seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'severnomorski slon'}[19].
  • northern elephant seal's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+11.3'}[20].
  • northern elephant seal's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Mirounga_angustirostris[21].

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Classification

northern elephant seal's scientific name is Mirounga angustirostris[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon elephant seal[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern elephant seal'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nördlicher See-Elefant'}[16], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'mirunga północna'}[17], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'słoń morski północny'}[18], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'severnomorski slon'}[19].

Identifiers

northern elephant seal's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41728[22]. northern elephant seal's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9716[23]. northern elephant seal's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434813[24]. northern elephant seal's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180672[25].

Why It Matters

northern elephant seal ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (914 views/month, #1,226 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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. [23] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gestation period {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+11.3'}
    Parent taxon elephant seal
    Instance of taxon
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
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