Physeter catodon

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q19829408
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Physeter catodon

Summary

Physeter catodon is a taxon[1].

Key Facts

  • Physeter catodon's instance of is recorded as taxon[2].
  • Physeter catodon is classified at the rank of species[3].
  • Physeter catodon belongs to the parent taxon Physeter[4].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Physeter catodon is Physeter catodon[5].
  • Physeter catodon's short name is recorded as P. catodon[6].
  • Physeter catodon is commonly known as Sperm Whale[7].
  • Physeter catodon is commonly known as Great Sperm Whale[8].
  • Physeter catodon is commonly known as Cachalot[9].
  • Physeter catodon is commonly known as Großer Pottwal[10].
  • Physeter catodon is commonly known as Cachalot[11].
  • Physeter catodon is commonly known as Kaschelot[12].
  • Physeter catodon is commonly known as potvis[13].
  • Physeter catodon is commonly known as cachalot[14].
  • Physeter catodon is commonly known as sperm whale, great sperm whale[15].
  • Physeter catodon is commonly known as Pottfisch, Pottwal[16].
  • Physeter catodon's sequenced genome URL is recorded as http://www.ensembl.org/Physeter_catodon[17].
  • Physeter catodon's Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is recorded as Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[18].

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Classification

Physeter catodon's scientific name is Physeter catodon[5]. It is classified at the rank of species[3]. It is classified within Physeter[4]. Recorded taxon common name include Sperm Whale[7], Great Sperm Whale[8], Cachalot[9], Großer Pottwal[10], Kaschelot[12], and potvis[13].

Identifiers

Physeter catodon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9755[19]. Physeter catodon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440352[20]. Physeter catodon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180489[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Ensembl genome database project. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . India Schedule Species Database. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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    Sequenced genome url http://www.ensembl.org/Physeter_catodon
    Belgian species list id 4718
    Taxon common name Sperm Whale, Great Sperm Whale, Cachalot +7
    Ncbi taxonomy id 9755
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