True's beaked whale
species of mammal
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Summary
True's beaked whale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (801 views/month, #1,577 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Named after: Frederick W. True[4]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
- Parent taxon: Mesoplodon[6]
- Taxon name: Mesoplodon mirus[7]
- Commons category: Mesoplodon mirus[8]
- Short name: M. mirus[9]
- Taxon common name: True’s beaked whale[10], Ballena De Pico De True[11], Zifio De True[12], Mésoplodon De True[13], Mésoplodon De True[14], True's Beaked Whale[15], True’s North Atlantic Beaked Whale[16], True-Wal[17], True-Zweizahnwal[18], vaca marina de true[19]
- Taxon author citation: true, 1913[20]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[21]
- Taxon range: Canada[22], France[23], Ireland[24], Portugal[25], United Kingdom[26], United States[27], Spain[28]
- NZTCS conservation status: data deficient[29]
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Identifiers
True's beaked whale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41411[30]. True's beaked whale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 52113[31]. True's beaked whale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440417[32]. True's beaked whale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180508[33].
Why It Matters
True's beaked whale has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]