walrus

Summary

walrus is a taxon^[1]. walrus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• walrus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• walrus is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• walrus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable^[5].
• walrus is classified within Odobenus^[6].
• walrus's scientific name is Odobenus rosmarus^[7].
• walrus's Commons category is recorded as Odobenus rosmarus^[8].
• walrus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Odobenus rosmarus^[9].
• walrus's Commons gallery is recorded as Odobenus rosmarus^[10].
• walrus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• walrus's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• walrus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• walrus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[14].
• walrus's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[15].
• walrus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• walrus's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[17].
• walrus's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[18].
• walrus's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[19].
• walrus's original combination is recorded as Phoca rosmarus^[20].
• walrus's taxon synonym is recorded as Phoca rosmarus^[21].
• walrus's taxon synonym is recorded as Trichechus rosmarus^[22].
• walrus's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity^[23].
• walrus's this taxon is source of is recorded as walrus ivory^[24].
• walrus's this taxon is source of is recorded as walrus meat^[25].
• walrus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Walrus'}^[26].
• walrus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Morsa'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, walrus is Odobenus rosmarus^[7]. walrus is classified at the rank of species^[4]. walrus is classified within Odobenus^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Walrus'}^[26], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Morsa'}^[27], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Morse'}^[28], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Walross'}^[29], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'mors arktyczny'}^[30], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'walrus'}^[31].

Identifiers

walrus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41766^[32]. walrus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9707^[33]. walrus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328627^[34]. walrus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218819^[35]. walrus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180639^[36].

Discovery and Description

Things named for walrus include HNLMS Walrus^[37], an attack submarine^[38]; USS Icefish^[39], an attack submarine^[40]; and walrus moustache^[41].

Why It Matters

walrus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] walrus is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for walrus include HNLMS Walrus^[37], an attack submarine^[38]; USS Icefish^[39], an attack submarine^[40]; and walrus moustache^[41].