narwhal

Summary

narwhal is a taxon^[1]. narwhal ranks in the top 0.03% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,950 views/month, #58 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• narwhal's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• narwhal is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• narwhal's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• narwhal belongs to the parent taxon Monodon^[6].
• narwhal's scientific name is Monodon monoceros^[7].
• narwhal's Commons category is recorded as Monodon monoceros^[8].
• narwhal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Monodon monoceros^[9].
• narwhal's Commons gallery is recorded as Monodon monoceros^[10].
• narwhal's main food source is recorded as Boreogadus saida^[11].
• narwhal's depicted by is recorded as Narwhal ivory in the Museo Correr^[12].
• narwhal's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• narwhal's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• narwhal's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• narwhal's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• narwhal's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[17].
• narwhal's taxon synonym is recorded as Narwalus vulgaris^[18].
• narwhal's taxon synonym is recorded as Narwalus microcephalus^[19].
• narwhal's taxon synonym is recorded as Narwalus andersonianus^[20].
• narwhal's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. monoceros'}^[21].
• narwhal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Narwhal'}^[22].
• narwhal is commonly known as {'lang': 'ang', 'text': 'Nēohwæl'}^[23].
• narwhal is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الحوت المرقط'}^[24].
• narwhal is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Narval'}^[25].
• narwhal is commonly known as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'Нарвал'}^[26].
• narwhal is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Нарвал'}^[27].

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Classification

narwhal's scientific name is Monodon monoceros^[7]. narwhal is classified at the rank of species^[4]. narwhal is classified within Monodon^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Narwhal'}^[22], {'lang': 'ang', 'text': 'Nēohwæl'}^[23], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الحوت المرقط'}^[24], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Narval'}^[25], {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'Нарвал'}^[26], and {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Нарвал'}^[27].

Identifiers

narwhal's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 40151^[28]. narwhal's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559339^[29]. narwhal's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220008^[30]. narwhal's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180485^[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for narwhal include USS Narwhal^[32], a nuclear submarine^[33], in United States^[34]; Russian Narval-class submarine^[35], a submarine class^[36]; and HMS Spur^[37], an attack submarine^[38].

Why It Matters

narwhal ranks in the top 0.03% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,950 views/month, #58 of 195,241).^[2] narwhal has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] narwhal is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for narwhal include USS Narwhal^[32], a nuclear submarine^[33], in United States^[34]; Russian Narval-class submarine^[35], a submarine class^[36]; and HMS Spur^[37], an attack submarine^[38].