bowhead whale
species of mammal
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Summary
bowhead whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,725 views/month, #578 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Balaena[5]
- Taxon name: Balaena mysticetus[6]
- Commons category: Balaena mysticetus[7]
- Start time: -200000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Balaena mysticetus[9]
- Commons gallery: Balaena mysticetus[10]
- Main food source: zooplankton[11]
- Described by source: The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[12]
- Short name: B. mysticetus[13]
- Taxon common name: Bowhead whale[14], Ballena Boreal[15], Ballena de Groenlandia[16], Baleine de Grande Baie[17], Baleine du Groenland[18], Bowhead[19], Greenland Right Whale[20], Arctic Right Whale[21], Grönlandwal[22], grønlandshval[23], ballena groenlandesa[24], grenlandski kit[25], arfivik[26]
- Gestation period: 11 month[27]
- Longest observed lifespan: 211 years[28]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[29]
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Identifiers
bowhead whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 74103[30]. bowhead whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 27602[31]. bowhead whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559419[32]. bowhead whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440330[33]. bowhead whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180533[34].
Why It Matters
bowhead whale has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]