Steller’s sea cow

Summary

Steller’s sea cow is an extinct taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,358 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Steller’s sea cow's instance of is recorded as extinct taxon^[3].
• Steller’s sea cow is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Georg Wilhelm Steller is named after Steller’s sea cow^[5].
• Steller’s sea cow's IUCN conservation status is recorded as extinct species^[6].
• Steller’s sea cow belongs to the parent taxon Hydrodamalis^[7].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Steller’s sea cow is Hydrodamalis gigas^[8].
• Steller’s sea cow's Commons category is recorded as Hydrodamalis gigas^[9].
• Steller’s sea cow's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hydrodamalis gigas^[10].
• Steller’s sea cow's Commons gallery is recorded as Hydrodamalis gigas^[11].
• Steller’s sea cow's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• Steller’s sea cow's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[13].
• Steller’s sea cow's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14].
• Steller’s sea cow's taxon synonym is recorded as Trichechus borealis^[15].
• Steller’s sea cow's taxon synonym is recorded as Trichechus manatus borealis^[16].
• Steller’s sea cow's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. gigas'}^[17].
• Steller’s sea cow is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Steller’s sea cow'}^[18].
• Steller’s sea cow is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Steller's Sea Cow"}^[19].
• Steller’s sea cow is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Steller’s Sea Cow'}^[20].
• Steller’s sea cow is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stellers Seekuh'}^[21].
• Steller’s sea cow's extinction date is recorded as 1768^[22].

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Classification

Steller’s sea cow's scientific name is Hydrodamalis gigas^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Hydrodamalis^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Steller's Sea Cow"}^[19], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stellers Seekuh'}^[21].

Discovery and Description

Georg Wilhelm Steller is named after Steller’s sea cow^[5].

Identifiers

Steller’s sea cow's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46309^[23]. Steller’s sea cow's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 63631^[24]. Steller’s sea cow's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559231^[25]. Steller’s sea cow's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435289^[26]. Steller’s sea cow's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180681^[27].

Why It Matters

Steller’s sea cow ranks in the top 2% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,358 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]