North Atlantic right whale
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Summary
North Atlantic right whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,570 views/month, #1,004 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Critically Endangered[4]
- Parent taxon: Right whale[5]
- Taxon name: Eubalaena glacialis[6]
- Commons category: Eubalaena glacialis[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Eubalaena glacialis[8]
- Commons gallery: Eubalaena glacialis[9]
- Original combination: Balaena glacialis[10]
- Taxon synonym: Balaena glacialis[11], Balaena nordcaper[12], Balaena biscayensis[13]
- Short name: E. glacialis[14]
- Taxon common name: North Atlantic right whale[15], Ballena Franca Del Norte[16], Baleine De Biscaye[17], Black Right Whale[18], Northern Right Whale[19], Nordkaper[20], Atlantischer Nordkaper[21], ballena franca[22], waleń biskajski[23], biskajski kit[24]
- Gestation period: 1 years[25]
- Longest observed lifespan: 67 years[26]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Eubalaena_glacialis[27]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[28]
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Identifiers
North Atlantic right whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41570[29]. North Atlantic right whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 27606[30]. North Atlantic right whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559421[31]. North Atlantic right whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440339[32]. North Atlantic right whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180537[33].
Discovery and Description
Things named for North Atlantic right whale include HSwMS Nordkaparen[34], a preserved watercraft[35], in Sweden[36].
Why It Matters
North Atlantic right whale has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for it include HSwMS Nordkaparen[34], a preserved watercraft[35], in Sweden[36].