Physeteridae

family of mammals
Taxon taxon Q1574757
Physeteridae
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Physeteridae

Summary

Physeteridae is a taxon[1]. Physeteridae ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #1,544 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Physeteridae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Physeteridae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Physeteridae is classified within Physeteroidea[5].
  • Physeteridae is classified within Odontoceti[6].
  • Physeteridae's scientific name is Physeteridae[7].
  • Physeteridae's Commons category is recorded as Physeteridae[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Physeteridae is Physeter[9].
  • Physeteridae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sperm whales[10].
  • Physeteridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sperm whales'}[11].
  • Physeteridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kaskelotit'}[12].
  • Physeteridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'マッコウクジラ科'}[13].
  • Physeteridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'İspermeçet balinasıgiller'}[14].
  • Physeteridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '抹香鲸科'}[15].
  • Physeteridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'spermhvalfamilien'}[16].

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Classification

Physeteridae's scientific name is Physeteridae[7]. Physeteridae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Physeteroidea[5] and Odontoceti[6]. The taxonomic type of Physeteridae is Physeter[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sperm whales'}[11], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kaskelotit'}[12], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'マッコウクジラ科'}[13], {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'İspermeçet balinasıgiller'}[14], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '抹香鲸科'}[15], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'spermhvalfamilien'}[16].

Identifiers

Physeteridae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41434[17]. Physeteridae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9750[18]. Physeteridae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 7652[19]. Physeteridae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5446[20]. Physeteridae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180486[21].

Why It Matters

Physeteridae ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #1,544 of 195,241).[2] Physeteridae has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Physeteridae is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . babel.hathitrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ZooBank. wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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