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]