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Mesoplodon bidens

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Mesoplodon bidens

Summary

Mesoplodon bidens is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #1,603 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mesoplodon bidens's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Mesoplodon bidens is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • James Sowerby is named after Mesoplodon bidens[5].
  • Mesoplodon bidens's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Mesoplodon bidens is classified within Mesoplodon[7].
  • Mesoplodon bidens's scientific name is Mesoplodon bidens[8].
  • Mesoplodon bidens's Commons category is recorded as Mesoplodon bidens[9].
  • Mesoplodon bidens's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mesoplodon bidens[10].
  • Mesoplodon bidens's Commons gallery is recorded as Mesoplodon bidens[11].
  • Mesoplodon bidens's original combination is recorded as Physeter bidens[12].
  • Mesoplodon bidens's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. bidens'}[13].
  • Mesoplodon bidens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sowerby’s beaked whale'}[14].
  • Mesoplodon bidens is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena De Pico De Sowerby'}[15].
  • Mesoplodon bidens is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zifio De Sowerby'}[16].
  • Mesoplodon bidens is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mésoplodon De Sowerby'}[17].
  • Mesoplodon bidens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'North Atlantic Beaked Whale'}[18].
  • Mesoplodon bidens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Sowerby's Beaked Whale"}[19].
  • Mesoplodon bidens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sowerby’s Beaked Whale'}[20].
  • Mesoplodon bidens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sowerby’s Whale'}[21].
  • Mesoplodon bidens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sowerby’s North Sea Beaked Whale'}[22].
  • Mesoplodon bidens is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zweizahnwal'}[23].
  • Mesoplodon bidens is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Sowerby-Zweizahnwal'}[24].
  • Mesoplodon bidens is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'gewone spitssnuitdolfijn'}[25].
  • Mesoplodon bidens is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sowerbys beaked whale, beaked whale'}[26].
  • Mesoplodon bidens is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'nordspisshval'}[27].

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Classification

Mesoplodon bidens's scientific name is Mesoplodon bidens[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Mesoplodon[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sowerby’s beaked whale'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ballena De Pico De Sowerby'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zifio De Sowerby'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mésoplodon De Sowerby'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'North Atlantic Beaked Whale'}[18], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Sowerby's Beaked Whale"}[19].

Discovery and Description

James Sowerby is named after Mesoplodon bidens[5].

Identifiers

Mesoplodon bidens's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41413[28]. Mesoplodon bidens's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 48745[29]. Mesoplodon bidens's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440412[30]. Mesoplodon bidens's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180515[31].

Why It Matters

Mesoplodon bidens ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #1,603 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Brazil

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · TadejM · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Named after → —
    Original combination → Physeter bidens
    Taxon range → Brazil
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