southern right whale
species of baleen whale
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Summary
southern right whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,335 views/month, #1,243 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Right whale[5]
- Taxon name: Eubalaena australis[6]
- Commons category: Eubalaena australis[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Eubalaena australis[8]
- Commons gallery: Eubalaena australis[9]
- Described by source: Critter of the Week[10]
- Original combination: Balaena australis[11]
- Taxon synonym: Balaena australis[12], Hunterus temminckii[13]
- Taxon common name: Southern right whale[14], Ballena Franca Austral[15], Baleine Australe[16], Südkaper[17], Südlicher Glattwal[18], južnomorski kit[19]
- Taxon author citation: (Desmoulins, 1822)[20]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Eubalaena_australis[21]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[22]
- Taxon range: Brazil[23]
- NZTCS conservation status: recovering[24]
- P14516: endangered[25]
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Identifiers
southern right whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41571[26]. southern right whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 160595[27]. southern right whale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559422[28]. southern right whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440332[29]. southern right whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552771[30].
Why It Matters
southern right whale has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]