Right whale

genus of mammals
Taxon taxon Q1527843
Right whale
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Right whale

Summary

Right whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,737 views/month, #1,098 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Right whale's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Right whale is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Right whale is classified within Balaenidae[5].
  • Right whale's scientific name is Eubalaena[6].
  • Right whale's Commons category is recorded as Eubalaena[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Right whale is Balaena australis[8].
  • Right whale's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eubalaena[9].
  • Right whale's taxon author citation is recorded as Gray, 1864[10].
  • Right whale's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[11].

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Classification

Right whale's scientific name is Eubalaena[6]. It is classified at the rank of genus[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Balaenidae[5]. The taxonomic type of it is Balaena australis[8].

Identifiers

Right whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41568[12]. Right whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 27605[13]. Right whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559420[14]. Right whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440331[15]. Right whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180536[16].

Why It Matters

Right whale ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,737 views/month, #1,098 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Taxonomic type → Balaena australis
    Parent taxon → Balaenidae
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