Orcinus orca

Summary

Orcinus orca is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.0051% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,414 views/month, #10 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Orcinus orca's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Orcinus orca is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Orcinus orca's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Data Deficient^[5].
• Orcinus orca is classified within Orcinus^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Orcinus orca is Orcinus orca^[7].
• Orcinus orca is a type of Odontoceti^[8].
• Orcinus orca is part of Blackfish^[9].
• Orcinus orca's Commons category is recorded as Orcinus orca^[10].
• Orcinus orca's color is recorded as black^[11].
• Orcinus orca's color is recorded as white^[12].
• Orcinus orca's Unicode character is recorded as 🫍^[13].
• Orcinus orca's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orcas^[14].
• Orcinus orca's Commons gallery is recorded as Orcinus orca^[15].
• Orcinus orca's main food source is recorded as Sardina pilchardus^[16].
• Orcinus orca's main food source is recorded as Manta raya^[17].
• Orcinus orca's main food source is recorded as Grey Seal^[18].
• Orcinus orca's main food source is recorded as California sea lion^[19].
• Orcinus orca's main food source is recorded as South American sea lion^[20].
• Orcinus orca's main food source is recorded as elephant seal^[21].
• Orcinus orca's main food source is recorded as Atlantic bluefin tuna^[22].
• Orcinus orca's main food source is recorded as Chelonia mydas^[23].
• Orcinus orca's main food source is recorded as leopard seal^[24].
• Orcinus orca's main food source is recorded as walrus^[25].
• Orcinus orca's main food source is recorded as beluga whale^[26].
• Orcinus orca's main food source is recorded as Balaenoptera musculus^[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Orcinus orca is Orcinus orca^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Orcinus^[6].

Identifiers

Orcinus orca's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9733^[28]. Orcinus orca's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559273^[29]. Orcinus orca's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440483^[30]. Orcinus orca's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180469^[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Orcinus orca include Killer Ridge^[32], a ridge^[33].

Why It Matters

Orcinus orca ranks in the top 0.0051% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,414 views/month, #10 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 101 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Killer Ridge^[32], a ridge^[33].