bowhead whale

Summary

bowhead whale is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,388 views/month, #578 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• bowhead whale's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• bowhead whale is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• bowhead whale's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• bowhead whale belongs to the parent taxon Balaena^[6].
• bowhead whale's scientific name is Balaena mysticetus^[7].
• bowhead whale's Commons category is recorded as Balaena mysticetus^[8].
• bowhead whale began on -200000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• bowhead whale's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balaena mysticetus^[10].
• bowhead whale's Commons gallery is recorded as Balaena mysticetus^[11].
• bowhead whale's main food source is recorded as zooplankton^[12].
• bowhead whale's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[13].
• bowhead whale's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. mysticetus'}^[14].
• bowhead whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bowhead whale'}^[15].
• bowhead whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena Boreal'}^[16].
• bowhead whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena de Groenlandia'}^[17].
• bowhead whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baleine de Grande Baie'}^[18].
• bowhead whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baleine du Groenland'}^[19].
• bowhead whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bowhead'}^[20].
• bowhead whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bowhead Whale'}^[21].
• bowhead whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greenland Right Whale'}^[22].
• bowhead whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Arctic Right Whale'}^[23].
• bowhead whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Grönlandwal'}^[24].
• bowhead whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'grønlandshval'}^[25].
• bowhead whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'ballena groenlandesa'}^[26].
• bowhead whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'grenlandski kit'}^[27].

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Classification

bowhead whale's scientific name is Balaena mysticetus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Balaena^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bowhead whale'}^[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena Boreal'}^[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena de Groenlandia'}^[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baleine de Grande Baie'}^[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Baleine du Groenland'}^[19], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bowhead'}^[20].

Identifiers

bowhead whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 74103^[28]. bowhead whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 27602^[29]. bowhead whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559419^[30]. bowhead whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440330^[31]. bowhead whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180533^[32].

Why It Matters

bowhead whale ranks in the top 0.3% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,388 views/month, #578 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]