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African bush elephant

species of mammal; largest land animal
Taxon taxon Q36557
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African bush elephant

Summary

African bush elephant is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,650 views/month, #302 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • African bush elephant's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • African bush elephant is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • African bush elephant's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • African bush elephant is classified within African elephant[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, African bush elephant is Loxodonta africana[7].
  • African bush elephant is a type of African elephant[8].
  • African bush elephant's Commons category is recorded as Loxodonta africana[9].
  • African bush elephant's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Loxodonta africana[10].
  • African bush elephant's Commons gallery is recorded as Loxodonta africana[11].
  • African bush elephant's original combination is recorded as Elephas africanus[12].
  • African bush elephant's taxon synonym is recorded as Elephas africanus[13].
  • African bush elephant's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. africana'}[14].
  • African bush elephant is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African elephant'}[15].
  • African bush elephant is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Elefante Africano'}[16].
  • African bush elephant is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Éléphant Africain'}[17].
  • African bush elephant is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Éléphant d'Afrique"}[18].
  • African bush elephant is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Elephant'}[19].
  • African bush elephant is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Bush Elephant'}[20].
  • African bush elephant is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Afrikanischer Elefant'}[21].
  • African bush elephant is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Afrikanischer Buschelefant'}[22].
  • African bush elephant is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'afriški savanski slon'}[23].
  • African bush elephant is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'elefante africano'}[24].
  • African bush elephant's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+22'}[25].
  • African bush elephant's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+65'}[26].
  • African bush elephant's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, African bush elephant is Loxodonta africana[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within African elephant[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African elephant'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Elefante Africano'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Éléphant Africain'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Éléphant d'Afrique"}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Bush Elephant'}[20], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Afrikanischer Elefant'}[21].

Identifiers

African bush elephant's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43694[28]. African bush elephant's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9785[29]. African bush elephant's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 289808[30]. African bush elephant's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435350[31]. African bush elephant's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584939[32].

Why It Matters

African bush elephant ranks in the top 0.15% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,650 views/month, #302 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . ARKive. 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] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+65'}
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