Vaquita
species of porpoise on the brink of extinction
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Summary
Vaquita is a taxon[1]. Vaquita ranks in the top 0.26% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,878 views/month, #510 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Critically Endangered[4]
- Parent taxon: Phocoena[5]
- Endemic to: Gulf of California[6]
- Taxon name: Phocoena sinus[7]
- Commons category: Phocoena sinus[8]
- Legislated by: Endangered Species Act of 1973[9]
- Short name: P. sinus[10]
- Taxon common name: Vaquita[11], Marsouin Du Golfe De Californie[12], Cochito[13], Gulf Of California Harbour Porpoise[14], Gulf Of California Porpoise[15], Gulf Porpoise[16], Chochito[17], Vaquita Gulf Porpoise[18], Golftümmler[19], Kalifornischer Schweinswal[20], botu de california[21]
- Associated hazard: bycatch[22], gill net[23], poaching[24]
- Sequenced genome URL: http://www.ensembl.org/Phocoena_sinus[25]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[26]
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Identifiers
Vaquita's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41443[27]. Vaquita's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 42100[28]. Vaquita's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559347[29]. Vaquita's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440665[30]. Vaquita's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180474[31].
Why It Matters
Vaquita has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Vaquita is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]