Risso's Dolphin

species of dolphin
Taxon taxon Q203897
Risso's Dolphin
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Summary

Risso's Dolphin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,923 views/month, #1,271 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Named after: Antoine Risso[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Grampus[6]
  • Taxon name: Grampus griseus[7]
  • Commons category: Grampus griseus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Grampus griseus[9]
  • Commons gallery: Grampus griseus[10]
  • Original combination: Delphinus griseus[11]
  • Short name: G. griseus[12]
  • Taxon common name: calderón gris[13], Delfín de Risso[14], Fabo Calderón[15], Dauphin de Risso[16], Grampus[17], Grey Dolphin[18], Risso's Dolphin[19], Risso’s Dolphin[20], Gray Grampus[21], White-headed Grampus[22], Rissos Delfin[23], Rundkopfdelfin[24], 瑞氏海豚[25], grijze dolfijn, gramper[26]
  • Taxon author citation: (Cuvier, 1812)[27]
  • Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Grampus_griseus[28]
  • Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule: Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[29]
  • CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[30]

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Identifiers

Risso's Dolphin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41541[31]. Risso's Dolphin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 83653[32]. Risso's Dolphin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559260[33]. Risso's Dolphin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220027[34]. Risso's Dolphin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180457[35].

Why It Matters

Risso's Dolphin has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 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. [32] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [34] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . 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] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . India Schedule Species Database. wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · TadejM · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'calderón gris'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Delfín de Risso'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Fabo Calderón'} +16
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon common name: okrogloglavi delfin"
  2. 22w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
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    Taxon range → Brazil, Soure
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