Odobenidae

family of mammals
Taxon taxon Q2292156
Odobenidae
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Odobenidae

Summary

Odobenidae is a taxon[1]. Odobenidae ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (695 views/month, #1,358 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Odobenidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Odobenidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Odobenidae is classified within Caniformia[5].
  • Odobenidae is classified within Pinnipedia[6].
  • Odobenidae is classified within Otarioidea[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Odobenidae is Odobenidae[8].
  • Odobenidae's Commons category is recorded as Odobenidae[9].
  • Odobenidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Odobenids[10].
  • Odobenidae's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[11].
  • Odobenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'hvalrossfamilien'}[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Odobenidae is Odobenidae[8]. Odobenidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Caniformia[5], Pinnipedia[6], and Otarioidea[7]. Odobenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'hvalrossfamilien'}[12].

Identifiers

Odobenidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41764[13]. Odobenidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9705[14]. Odobenidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 7668[15]. Odobenidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9680[16]. Odobenidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180637[17].

Why It Matters

Odobenidae ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (695 views/month, #1,358 of 195,241).[2] Odobenidae has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Odobenidae is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank family
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Caniformia, Pinnipedia, Otarioidea
    Topic's main category Category:Odobenids
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