whale shark
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whale shark
Summary
whale shark is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.052% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,732 views/month, #101 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- whale shark's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
- whale shark is classified at the rank of species[4].
- whale shark's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
- whale shark belongs to the parent taxon Rhincodon[6].
- whale shark's scientific name is Rhincodon typus[7].
- whale shark's Commons category is recorded as Rhincodon typus[8].
- whale shark began on -28400000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
- whale shark's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'R. typus'}[10].
- whale shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whale shark'}[11].
- whale shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tiburón Ballena'}[12].
- whale shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Requin Baleine'}[13].
- whale shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whale Shark'}[14].
- whale shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鯨鯊'}[15].
- whale shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '豆腐沙'}[16].
- whale shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大憨沙'}[17].
- whale shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鯨鮫'}[18].
- whale shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'rekin wielorybi'}[19].
- whale shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'tiburón ballena'}[20].
- whale shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'to', 'text': 'taufatahi'}[21].
- whale shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Walhai'}[22].
- whale shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kitovec'}[23].
- whale shark's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+46'}[24].
- whale shark's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+12'}[25].
- whale shark's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+54'}[26].
- whale shark's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27].
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Classification
Under binomial nomenclature, whale shark is Rhincodon typus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Rhincodon[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whale shark'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tiburón Ballena'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Requin Baleine'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鯨鯊'}[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '豆腐沙'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大憨沙'}[17].
Identifiers
whale shark's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52188[28]. whale shark's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 259920[29]. whale shark's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559686[30]. whale shark's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2417522[31]. whale shark's ITIS TSN is recorded as 159857[32].
Why It Matters
whale shark ranks in the top 0.052% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,732 views/month, #101 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]