Phocoena phocoena

species of marine mammal
Taxon taxon Q27027
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Summary

Phocoena phocoena is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,325 views/month, #1,260 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Animal of the Year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Phocoena[6]
  • Taxon name: Phocoena phocoena[7]
  • Commons category: Phocoena phocoena[8]
  • Start time: -3600000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9]
  • Commons gallery: Phocoena phocoena[10]
  • Original combination: Delphinus phocoena[11]
  • Taxon common name: Harbour porpoise[12], Marsopa Común[13], Marsouin Commun[14], Common Porpoise[15], Harbor Porpoise[16], Schweinswal[17], Gemeiner Schweinswal[18], Braunfisch[19], Kleiner Tümmler[20], Kleintümmler[21], bruinvis[22], marsouin[23], pyöriäinen[24], nise[25]
  • Life expectancy: 9 years[26]
  • Gestation period: 9 month[27]
  • Longest observed lifespan: 20.4 years[28]
  • Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Phocoena_phocoena[29]

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Identifiers

Phocoena phocoena's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41440[30]. Phocoena phocoena's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9742[31]. Phocoena phocoena's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559342[32]. Phocoena phocoena's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440669[33]. Phocoena phocoena's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180473[34].

Why It Matters

Phocoena phocoena has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did Phocoena phocoena receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . 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. [31] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 61
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  3. 13w ago · Autom · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Harbour porpoise'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Marsopa Común'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Marsouin Commun'} +18
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  4. 16w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status → Near Threatened, Vulnerable
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  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Parent taxon → Phocoena
    Regional conservation status → Near Threatened, Vulnerable
    Life expectancy → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+9'}
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