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Narwhal

Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Monodon monoceros
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Canada Species List, Germany Species List, Greenland Species List, The Netherlands Species List, United Kingdom Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Baffin Bay Species List, Arctic Ocean Species List, Chukchi Sea Species List, Davis Strait Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Hudson Bay Species List, Northwestern Passages Species List, North Sea Species List, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia LT, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, Wildfinder (WWF), and United States Species List
Monodon monoceros
Recognized by Arctic Mammals, AnAge articles, Arctic Ocean Biodiversity 2011, Arkive, FAO Fishery Statistics, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, COSEWIC, and Pantheria
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington and OBIS environmental data records
Monodon monoceros
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Kappeler et al 2013, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Monodon monoceros
Recognized by Flickr Group, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and Flickr BHL
Monodon monoceros (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by FAO species catalogs
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, World Register of Marine Species, and TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Ceratodon monodon Pallas 1811
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Narwalus microcephalus Lacépède 1804
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Narwalus vulgaris Lacépède 1804
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Ceratodon monodon Pallas 1811
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Narwalus microcephalus Lacépède 1804
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Narwalus vulgaris Lacépède 1804
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Ceratodon monodon
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Ceratodon monodon Pallas 1811
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Ceratodon monodon Pallas 1811
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Ceratodon monodon Pallas 1811
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Ceratodontis ceratodon
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Monodon microcephalus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Monodon narhval
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Monodon narhwal
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Narwalus andersonianus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Narwalus microcephalus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Narwalus microcephalus Lacépède 1804
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Narwalus microcephalus Lacépède 1804
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Narwalus microcephalus Lacépède 1804
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Narwalus vulgaris
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Narwalus vulgaris Lacépède 1804
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Narwalus vulgaris Lacépède 1804
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Narwalus vulgaris Lacépède 1804
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Tachynices megacephalus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Narwhal preferred
Recognized by Arctic Ocean Biodiversity 2011, Arkive, CITES, AnAge, Flickr BHL, Wikidata Common Names, and FAO species catalogs
narwhal
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web, Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name), and World Register of Marine Species
narhwal
prefer
Recognized by Paleobiology Database
Unicorn Whale
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Narwhale
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Whale
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
hog
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
horned whale
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
sea canary
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
sea unicorn
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
unicorne
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Afrikaans

Narwal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Albanian

Narvali preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

الحوت المرقط preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

կենտեղջյուր preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

narval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Narval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Narbal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Нарвал preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
нарвал
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)

Breton

Narwal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

Нарвал preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
nаrvаl
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Catalan; Valencian

Narval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

一角鲸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Narval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

narval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Narhval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
narhval
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Dutch; Flemish

Narwal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
narwal
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name) and World Register of Marine Species
eenhornvis
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Esperanto

Narvalo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

narval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Sarvivalas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Narval preferred
Recognized by CITES, Wikidata Common Names, and FAO species catalogs
narval
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name) and World Register of Marine Species
licorne de mer preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Galician

Narval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

მარტოკბილა preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Narwal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Ναρβάλ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Νάρβαλ
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Hebrew

חדשן חדקרן preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

Narvál preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Náhvalur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
illhval
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
nahveli
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
narhvalur
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
rödkamm
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Ido

Narvalo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

narwhal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)

Narval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Inuktitut

ᑑᒑᓕᒃ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Adlungwak
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
killalugaq
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
tugalik (W. Greenland)
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Irish

Narbhal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

narvàlo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
narvalo
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Japanese

イッカク preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names
ikkuka
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
itsu kaku
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Javanese

narwal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kalaallisut; Greenlandic

Qilalugaq qernertaq preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
kelelluak-tuak
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
kelleluak-kakortok
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
killalugaq
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
qernertaq
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
rusaluvak-kernartak
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
tauvar
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
tugalik
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Kazakh

Нарвал preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

외뿔고래 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

narvalis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingua Franca Nova

narval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Narvalas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
narvalas
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Macedonian

Нарвал preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Narwal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nahuatl

Narvalli preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tééh hóyáanii bichį́į́htsahí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Narhval preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Narkval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
lighval
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
narhval
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
narkval
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Persian

ناروال preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Narwal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
narwal
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Portuguese

Narval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
narval
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Punjabi

ਨਾਰ੍ਹਵੈਲ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Waqrayuq yakuwayt'a preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Narval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Нарвал preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
edinorog
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
edinozub
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
jedinorogh morskoi
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
narval
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
rogozub
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
нарвал-единорог
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Scots

narwhal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scottish Gaelic

Muc-mhara adharcach preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Нарвал preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Kit narval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Narval preferred
Recognized by CITES, Wikidata Common Names, and FAO species catalogs
Enorog preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
narval
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Swedish

narval
prefer
Recognized by CITES and World Register of Marine Species
Narval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
enhornad hortand
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Tamil

தந்தமூக்குத் திமிங்கிலம் preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

นาร์วาล preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Deniz gergedanı preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Narval
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)
deniz gerdani
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
denizgerdani
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
narval
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Ukrainian

Нарвал preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
одноріг
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Unspecified

Nēohwæl preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
vwardol preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

ناروھال preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Narval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Kỳ lân biển preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

Morfil Uncorn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
morfil uncorn
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Wu

一角鲸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

حريش البحر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ces

narval jednorohý preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
narval
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Ckt

kaipuuliak preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Nan

Chi̍t-kak preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

ناروال preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

Narval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

Нарвал preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr El

Narval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

獨角鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

一角鲸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

一角鲸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

一角鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

一角鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

一角鯨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Monodontidae Gray 1821
Monodon Linnaeus 1758
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758 (this page)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Cetacea Brisson 1762
Odontoceti Flower 1867
Monodontidae Gray 1821
Monodon Linnaeus 1758
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758 (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Monodontidae Gray 1821
Monodon Linnaeus 1758
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758 (this page)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Monodontidae
Monodon
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758 (this page)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetacea
Monodontidae
Monodon Linnaeus 1758
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758 (this page)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Cetacea Brisson 1762
Odontoceti Flower 1867
Monodontidae Gray 1821
Monodon Linnaeus 1758
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758 (this page)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Monodontidae
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas 1776)
Delphinapterus leucas Cook Inlet subpopulation (Pallas 1776)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Artiodactyla
Whippomorpha
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Monodontidae
Monodon
Monodon monoceros (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Delphinida
Delphinoidea
Monodontidae
Monodon
Monodon monoceros (this page)

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Monodontidae
Monodon
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
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