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Tucuxi

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q935680
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Tucuxi

Summary

Tucuxi is a taxon[1]. Tucuxi ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (491 views/month, #1,518 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tucuxi's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Tucuxi is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Tucuxi's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • Tucuxi belongs to the parent taxon Sotalia[6].
  • Tucuxi's scientific name is Sotalia fluviatilis[7].
  • Tucuxi's Commons category is recorded as Sotalia fluviatilis[8].
  • Tucuxi's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. fluviatilis'}[9].
  • Tucuxi is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tucuxi dolphin'}[10].
  • Tucuxi is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bufeo Negro'}[11].
  • Tucuxi is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bufo Negro'}[12].
  • Tucuxi is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Dauphin De L'Amazon"}[13].
  • Tucuxi is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sotalie'}[14].
  • Tucuxi is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Estuarine Dolphin'}[15].
  • Tucuxi is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gray Dolphin'}[16].
  • Tucuxi is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Guianian River Dolphin'}[17].
  • Tucuxi is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tucuxi'}[18].
  • Tucuxi is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Amazon River Dolphin'}[19].
  • Tucuxi is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tookashee Dolphin'}[20].
  • Tucuxi is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Amazonas-Sotalia'}[21].
  • Tucuxi's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+1'}[22].
  • Tucuxi's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[23].
  • Tucuxi's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[24].
  • Tucuxi's taxon range is recorded as Soure[25].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Tucuxi is Sotalia fluviatilis[7]. Tucuxi is classified at the rank of species[4]. Tucuxi is classified within Sotalia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tucuxi dolphin'}[10], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bufeo Negro'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bufo Negro'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Dauphin De L'Amazon"}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sotalie'}[14], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Estuarine Dolphin'}[15].

Identifiers

Tucuxi's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41490[26]. Tucuxi's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 103598[27]. Tucuxi's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559310[28]. Tucuxi's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440537[29]. Tucuxi's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180422[30].

Why It Matters

Tucuxi ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (491 views/month, #1,518 of 195,241).[2] Tucuxi has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Tucuxi is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Brazil

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [27] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Retrieved . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+1'}
    Parent taxon → Sotalia
    Instance of → taxon
    Taxon range → Brazil, Soure
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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