southern right whale

species of baleen whale
Taxon taxon Q244410
southern right whale
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southern right whale

Summary

southern right whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,146 views/month, #1,243 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • southern right whale's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • southern right whale is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • southern right whale's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • southern right whale belongs to the parent taxon Right whale[6].
  • southern right whale's scientific name is Eubalaena australis[7].
  • southern right whale's Commons category is recorded as Eubalaena australis[8].
  • southern right whale's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eubalaena australis[9].
  • southern right whale's Commons gallery is recorded as Eubalaena australis[10].
  • southern right whale's described by source is recorded as Critter of the Week[11].
  • southern right whale's original combination is recorded as Balaena australis[12].
  • southern right whale's taxon synonym is recorded as Balaena australis[13].
  • southern right whale's taxon synonym is recorded as Hunterus temminckii[14].
  • southern right whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Southern right whale'}[15].
  • southern right whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena Franca Austral'}[16].
  • southern right whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baleine Australe'}[17].
  • southern right whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Southern Right Whale'}[18].
  • southern right whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Südkaper'}[19].
  • southern right whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Südlicher Glattwal'}[20].
  • southern right whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'ballena franca austral'}[21].
  • southern right whale's taxon author citation is recorded as (Desmoulins, 1822)[22].
  • southern right whale's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Eubalaena_australis[23].
  • southern right whale's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[24].
  • southern right whale's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[25].
  • southern right whale's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as recovering[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, southern right whale is Eubalaena australis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Right whale[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Southern right whale'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena Franca Austral'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baleine Australe'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Südkaper'}[19], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Südlicher Glattwal'}[20], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'ballena franca austral'}[21].

Identifiers

southern right whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41571[27]. southern right whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 160595[28]. southern right whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559422[29]. southern right whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440332[30]. southern right whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552771[31].

Why It Matters

southern right whale ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,146 views/month, #1,243 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . ARKive. 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] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . Species+. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Taxon range Brazil
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    Topic's main category Category:Eubalaena australis
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