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strap-toothed whale

species of toothed whale
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strap-toothed whale

Summary

strap-toothed whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (435 views/month, #1,484 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • strap-toothed whale's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • strap-toothed whale is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • strap-toothed whale's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • strap-toothed whale belongs to the parent taxon Mesoplodon[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, strap-toothed whale is Mesoplodon layardii[7].
  • strap-toothed whale's Commons category is recorded as Mesoplodon layardii[8].
  • strap-toothed whale's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. layardii'}[9].
  • strap-toothed whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Strap-toothed whale'}[10].
  • strap-toothed whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena De Pico De Layard'}[11].
  • strap-toothed whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zifio De Layard'}[12].
  • strap-toothed whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mésoplodon De Layard'}[13].
  • strap-toothed whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Layard's Beaked Whale"}[14].
  • strap-toothed whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Strap-toothed Whale'}[15].
  • strap-toothed whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Strap-toothed Beaked Whale'}[16].
  • strap-toothed whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Layard’s Beaked Whale'}[17].
  • strap-toothed whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Layard-Zweizahnwal'}[18].
  • strap-toothed whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Layard-Schnabelwal'}[19].
  • strap-toothed whale's taxon author citation is recorded as (J.E. Gray, 1865)[20].
  • strap-toothed whale's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[21].
  • strap-toothed whale's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[22].
  • strap-toothed whale's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as data deficient[23].

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Classification

strap-toothed whale's scientific name is Mesoplodon layardii[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Mesoplodon[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Strap-toothed whale'}[10], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena De Pico De Layard'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zifio De Layard'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mésoplodon De Layard'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Layard's Beaked Whale"}[14], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Strap-toothed Beaked Whale'}[16].

Identifiers

strap-toothed whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41409[24]. strap-toothed whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 74395[25]. strap-toothed whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440423[26]. strap-toothed whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180516[27].

Why It Matters

strap-toothed whale ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (435 views/month, #1,484 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Brazil

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. [25] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . 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. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cites appendix → Appendix II of CITES
    Nztcs conservation status → data deficient
    Parent taxon → Mesoplodon
    Instance of → taxon
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