whale shark
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whale shark
Summary
whale shark is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.052% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,437 views/month, #101 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- whale shark's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
- whale shark is classified at the rank of species[4].
- whale shark's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
- whale shark belongs to the parent taxon Rhincodon[6].
- whale shark's scientific name is Rhincodon typus[7].
- whale shark's Commons category is recorded as Rhincodon typus[8].
- whale shark began on -28400000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
- whale shark's short name is recorded as R. typus[10].
- whale shark is commonly known as Whale shark[11].
- whale shark is commonly known as Tiburón Ballena[12].
- whale shark is commonly known as Requin Baleine[13].
- whale shark is commonly known as Whale Shark[14].
- whale shark is commonly known as 鯨鯊[15].
- whale shark is commonly known as 豆腐沙[16].
- whale shark is commonly known as 大憨沙[17].
- whale shark is commonly known as 鯨鮫[18].
- whale shark is commonly known as rekin wielorybi[19].
- whale shark is commonly known as tiburón ballena[20].
- whale shark is commonly known as taufatahi[21].
- whale shark is commonly known as Walhai[22].
- whale shark is commonly known as kitovec[23].
- whale shark's length is recorded as {'amount': '+46'}[24].
- whale shark's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+12'}[25].
- whale shark's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'amount': '+80'}[26].
- whale shark's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'amount': '+130'}[27].
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Classification
Under binomial nomenclature, whale shark is Rhincodon typus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Rhincodon[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Whale shark[11], Tiburón Ballena[12], Requin Baleine[13], 鯨鯊[15], 豆腐沙[16], and 大憨沙[17].
Identifiers
whale shark's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52188[28]. whale shark's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 259920[29]. whale shark's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559686[30]. whale shark's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2417522[31]. whale shark's ITIS TSN is recorded as 159857[32].
Why It Matters
whale shark ranks in the top 0.052% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,437 views/month, #101 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]