Northern right whale dolphin

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q918331
Northern right whale dolphin
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Northern right whale dolphin

Summary

Northern right whale dolphin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month, #1,546 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Northern right whale dolphin's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Northern right whale dolphin is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Northern right whale dolphin's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Northern right whale dolphin is classified within Right whale dolphin[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Northern right whale dolphin is Lissodelphis borealis[7].
  • Northern right whale dolphin's Commons category is recorded as Lissodelphis borealis[8].
  • Northern right whale dolphin's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. borealis'}[9].
  • Northern right whale dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Delfín Liso Del Norte'}[10].
  • Northern right whale dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Dauphin À Dos Lisse Boréal'}[11].
  • Northern right whale dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Dauphin Aptère Boréal'}[12].
  • Northern right whale dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Right Whale Dolphin'}[13].
  • Northern right whale dolphin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nördlicher Glattdelfin'}[14].
  • Northern right whale dolphin's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[15].

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Classification

Northern right whale dolphin's scientific name is Lissodelphis borealis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Right whale dolphin[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Delfín Liso Del Norte'}[10], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Dauphin À Dos Lisse Boréal'}[11], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Dauphin Aptère Boréal'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Right Whale Dolphin'}[13], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nördlicher Glattdelfin'}[14].

Identifiers

Northern right whale dolphin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41537[16]. Northern right whale dolphin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 103588[17]. Northern right whale dolphin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559314[18]. Northern right whale dolphin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440467[19]. Northern right whale dolphin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180454[20].

Why It Matters

Northern right whale dolphin ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month, #1,546 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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