Right whale
genus of mammals
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Summary
Right whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,006 views/month, #1,098 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Balaenidae[4]
- Taxon name: Eubalaena[5]
- Commons category: Eubalaena[6]
- Taxonomic type: Balaena australis[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Eubalaena[8]
- Taxon author citation: Gray, 1864[9]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[10]
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Identifiers
Right whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41568[11]. Right whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 27605[12]. Right whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559420[13]. Right whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440331[14]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 180536[15], 770805[16], and 770806[17].
Why It Matters
Right whale has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]