pygmy killer whale

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q244172
pygmy killer whale
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pygmy killer whale

Summary

pygmy killer whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (495 views/month, #1,449 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • pygmy killer whale's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • pygmy killer whale is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • pygmy killer whale's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • pygmy killer whale is classified within Feresa[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, pygmy killer whale is Feresa attenuata[7].
  • pygmy killer whale is part of Blackfish[8].
  • pygmy killer whale's Commons category is recorded as Feresa attenuata[9].
  • pygmy killer whale's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Feresa attenuata[10].
  • pygmy killer whale's Commons gallery is recorded as Feresa attenuata[11].
  • pygmy killer whale's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'F. attenuata'}[12].
  • pygmy killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pygmy killer whale'}[13].
  • pygmy killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Orca Pigmeo'}[14].
  • pygmy killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Epaulard pygmée'}[15].
  • pygmy killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Orque pygmée'}[16].
  • pygmy killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pygmy Killer Whale'}[17].
  • pygmy killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Slender Blackfish'}[18].
  • pygmy killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zwerggrindwal'}[19].
  • pygmy killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '小虎鯨'}[20].
  • pygmy killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '小虎鲸'}[21].
  • pygmy killer whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'orca nana'}[22].
  • pygmy killer whale's taxon author citation is recorded as J.E. Gray, 1874[23].
  • pygmy killer whale's Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is recorded as Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[24].
  • pygmy killer whale's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[25].
  • pygmy killer whale's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[26].
  • pygmy killer whale's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, pygmy killer whale is Feresa attenuata[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Feresa[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pygmy killer whale'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Orca Pigmeo'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Epaulard pygmée'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Orque pygmée'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Slender Blackfish'}[18], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zwerggrindwal'}[19].

Identifiers

pygmy killer whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41534[28]. pygmy killer whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 103592[29]. pygmy killer whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559253[30]. pygmy killer whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440530[31]. pygmy killer whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180461[32].

Why It Matters

pygmy killer whale ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (495 views/month, #1,449 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . India Schedule Species Database. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . Species+. wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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