gray whale

Summary

gray whale is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.41% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,135 views/month, #798 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• gray whale's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• gray whale is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• gray whale's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• gray whale is classified within Eschrichtius^[6].
• gray whale's scientific name is Eschrichtius robustus^[7].
• gray whale's Commons category is recorded as Eschrichtius robustus^[8].
• gray whale's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eschrichtius robustus^[9].
• gray whale's Commons gallery is recorded as Eschrichtius robustus^[10].
• gray whale's main food source is recorded as marine benthos^[11].
• gray whale's original combination is recorded as Balaenoptera robusta^[12].
• gray whale's taxon synonym is recorded as Balaena gibbosa^[13].
• gray whale's taxon synonym is recorded as Agaphelus glaucus^[14].
• gray whale's taxon synonym is recorded as Agaphelus gibbosus^[15].
• gray whale's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. robustus'}^[16].
• gray whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gray Whale'}^[17].
• gray whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Grey Whale'}^[18].
• gray whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Grauwal'}^[19].
• gray whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '灰鯨'}^[20].
• gray whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '無刺蝠鱝'}^[21].
• gray whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '無刺蝠魟'}^[22].
• gray whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '飛魴仔'}^[23].
• gray whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鷹魴'}^[24].
• gray whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '灰鲸'}^[25].
• gray whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'gråhval'}^[26].
• gray whale is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'ballena buxa'}^[27].

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Classification

gray whale's scientific name is Eschrichtius robustus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Eschrichtius^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gray Whale'}^[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Grey Whale'}^[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Grauwal'}^[19], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '灰鯨'}^[20], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '無刺蝠鱝'}^[21], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '無刺蝠魟'}^[22].

Identifiers

gray whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41478^[28]. gray whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9764^[29]. gray whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559449^[30]. gray whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440704^[31]. gray whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180521^[32].

Why It Matters

gray whale ranks in the top 0.41% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,135 views/month, #798 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]