false killer whale
species of mammal
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Summary
false killer whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,963 views/month, #565 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Near Threatened[4]
- Parent taxon: Pseudorca[5]
- Taxon name: Pseudorca crassidens[6]
- Part of: Blackfish[7]
- Commons category: Pseudorca crassidens[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pseudorca crassidens[9]
- Commons gallery: Pseudorca crassidens[10]
- Short name: P. crassidens[11]
- Taxon common name: False killer whale[12], Orca Falsa[13], Faux-orque[14], False Pilot Whale[15], Kleiner Schwertwal[16], Unechter Schwertwal[17], Kleiner Mörder[18], 偽虎鯨[19], kleine zwaardwalvis, zwarte zwaardwalvis[20], false killer whale, pfalse killer[21], 伪虎鲸[22], halvspekkhogger[23], xiborgu[24], mala orka[25]
- Gestation period: 15.4 month[26]
- Longest observed lifespan: 62.5 years[27]
- Taxon author citation: (Owen, 1846)[28]
- Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule: Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[29]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[30]
- Litter size: 1[31]
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Identifiers
false killer whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41539[32]. false killer whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 82174[33]. false killer whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559277[34]. false killer whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440440[35]. false killer whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180463[36].
Why It Matters
false killer whale has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]