gray whale
baleen whale that is the sole living member of Eschrichtius
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Summary
gray whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.41% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,002 views/month, #798 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Eschrichtius[5]
- Taxon name: Eschrichtius robustus[6]
- Commons category: Eschrichtius robustus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Eschrichtius robustus[8]
- Commons gallery: Eschrichtius robustus[9]
- Main food source: marine benthos[10]
- Original combination: Balaenoptera robusta[11]
- Taxon synonym: Balaena gibbosa[12], Agaphelus glaucus[13], Agaphelus gibbosus[14]
- Short name: E. robustus[15]
- Taxon common name: Gray Whale[16], Grey Whale[17], Grauwal[18], 灰鯨[19], 無刺蝠鱝[20], 無刺蝠魟[21], 飛魴仔[22], 鷹魴[23], 灰鲸[24], gråhval[25], ballena buxa[26], sivi kit[27], コククジラ[28]
- Different from: Utricularia[29]
- Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/02066245-n[30]
- Gestation period: 12 month[31]
- Heart rate: 9[32]
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Identifiers
gray whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41478[33]. gray whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9764[34]. gray whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559449[35]. gray whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440704[36]. gray whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180521[37].
Why It Matters
gray whale has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]