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baiji

species of river dolphin
Taxon taxon Q188130
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baiji

Summary

baiji is a taxon[1]. baiji ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,903 views/month, #1,226 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • baiji's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • baiji is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • baiji's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • baiji belongs to the parent taxon Lipotes[6].
  • baiji is endemic to People's Republic of China[7].
  • baiji's scientific name is Lipotes vexillifer[8].
  • baiji's Commons category is recorded as Lipotes vexillifer[9].
  • baiji's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lipotes vexillifer[10].
  • baiji's Commons gallery is recorded as Lipotes vexillifer[11].
  • baiji is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Baiji'}[12].
  • baiji is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Delfín De China'}[13].
  • baiji is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baiji'}[14].
  • baiji is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Dauphin Fluviatile De Chine'}[15].
  • baiji is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Changjiang Dolphin'}[16].
  • baiji is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese Lake Dolphin'}[17].
  • baiji is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whitefin Dolphin'}[18].
  • baiji is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White Flag Dolphin'}[19].
  • baiji is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yangtze River Dolphin'}[20].
  • baiji is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese River Dolphin'}[21].
  • baiji is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yangtse River Dolphin'}[22].
  • baiji is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pei Chi'}[23].
  • baiji is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Chinesischer Flussdelfin'}[24].
  • baiji is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Yangtse-Delfin'}[25].
  • baiji is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Beiji'}[26].
  • baiji is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白鱀豚'}[27].

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Classification

baiji's scientific name is Lipotes vexillifer[8]. baiji is classified at the rank of species[4]. baiji belongs to the parent taxon Lipotes[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Baiji'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Delfín De China'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baiji'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Dauphin Fluviatile De Chine'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Changjiang Dolphin'}[16], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese Lake Dolphin'}[17].

Distribution

baiji is endemic to People's Republic of China[7].

Identifiers

baiji's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41468[28]. baiji's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 118797[29]. baiji's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328475[30]. baiji's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440328[31]. baiji's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180409[32].

Why It Matters

baiji ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,903 views/month, #1,226 of 195,241).[2] baiji has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] baiji is known by 127 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

People's Republic of China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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