True's beaked whale

Summary

True's beaked whale is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month, #1,577 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• True's beaked whale's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• True's beaked whale is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Frederick W. True is named after True's beaked whale^[5].
• True's beaked whale's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[6].
• True's beaked whale is classified within Mesoplodon^[7].
• Under binomial nomenclature, True's beaked whale is Mesoplodon mirus^[8].
• True's beaked whale's Commons category is recorded as Mesoplodon mirus^[9].
• True's beaked whale's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. mirus'}^[10].
• True's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'True’s beaked whale'}^[11].
• True's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena De Pico De True'}^[12].
• True's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zifio De True'}^[13].
• True's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mésoplodon De True'}^[14].
• True's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mésoplodon De True'}^[15].
• True's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "True's Beaked Whale"}^[16].
• True's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'True’s Beaked Whale'}^[17].
• True's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'True’s North Atlantic Beaked Whale'}^[18].
• True's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'True-Wal'}^[19].
• True's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'True-Zweizahnwal'}^[20].
• True's beaked whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'vaca marina de true'}^[21].
• True's beaked whale's taxon author citation is recorded as true, 1913^[22].
• True's beaked whale's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[23].
• True's beaked whale's taxon range is recorded as Canada^[24].
• True's beaked whale's taxon range is recorded as France^[25].
• True's beaked whale's taxon range is recorded as Ireland^[26].
• True's beaked whale's taxon range is recorded as Portugal^[27].

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Classification

True's beaked whale's scientific name is Mesoplodon mirus^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Mesoplodon^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'True’s beaked whale'}^[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena De Pico De True'}^[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zifio De True'}^[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mésoplodon De True'}^[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mésoplodon De True'}^[15], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': "True's Beaked Whale"}^[16].

Discovery and Description

Frederick W. True is named after True's beaked whale^[5].

Identifiers

True's beaked whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41411^[28]. True's beaked whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 52113^[29]. True's beaked whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440417^[30]. True's beaked whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180508^[31].

Why It Matters

True's beaked whale ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month, #1,577 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]