sperm whale

Summary

sperm whale is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.021% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,929 views/month, #40 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• sperm whale's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• sperm whale is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• spermaceti is named after sperm whale^[5].
• sperm whale's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable^[6].
• sperm whale belongs to the parent taxon Physeter^[7].
• sperm whale's scientific name is Physeter macrocephalus^[8].
• sperm whale is a type of whale^[9].
• sperm whale's Commons category is recorded as Physeter macrocephalus^[10].
• sperm whale began on -3600000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• sperm whale's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Physeter macrocephalus^[12].
• sperm whale's Commons gallery is recorded as Physeter macrocephalus^[13].
• sperm whale's main food source is recorded as Teuthida^[14].
• sperm whale's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[15].
• sperm whale's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• sperm whale's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[17].
• sperm whale's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• sperm whale's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[19].
• sperm whale's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• sperm whale's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5^[21].
• sperm whale's this taxon is source of is recorded as ambergris^[22].
• sperm whale's this taxon is source of is recorded as spermaceti^[23].
• sperm whale's this taxon is source of is recorded as sperm oil^[24].
• sperm whale's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. macrocephalus'}^[25].
• sperm whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sperm Whale'}^[26].
• sperm whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena Esperma'}^[27].

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Classification

sperm whale's scientific name is Physeter macrocephalus^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Physeter^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sperm Whale'}^[26], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena Esperma'}^[27], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cachalote'}^[28], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cachalot'}^[29], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cachelot'}^[30], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pot Whale'}^[31].

Discovery and Description

spermaceti is named after sperm whale^[5]. Things named for it include USS Cachalot^[32], a fleet submarine^[33] and Sperm Bluff^[34], a cliff^[35].

Identifiers

sperm whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 74890^[36]. sperm whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559363^[37]. sperm whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8123917^[38]. sperm whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180488^[39].

Why It Matters

sperm whale ranks in the top 0.021% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,929 views/month, #40 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include USS Cachalot^[32], a fleet submarine^[33] and Sperm Bluff^[34], a cliff^[35].