African Penguin

Summary

African Penguin is a taxon^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• African Penguin's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• African Penguin is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• African Penguin's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered^[5].
• African Penguin belongs to the parent taxon Spheniscus^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, African Penguin is Spheniscus demersus^[7].
• African Penguin is a type of penguin^[8].
• African Penguin's Commons category is recorded as Spheniscus demersus^[9].
• African Penguin's Commons gallery is recorded as Spheniscus demersus^[10].
• African Penguin's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[11].
• African Penguin's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. demersus'}^[12].
• African Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pengwin brefog'}^[13].
• African Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Penguin'}^[14].
• African Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Brillenpinguin'}^[15].
• African Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pingüino de El Cabo'}^[16].
• African Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'pingüí del Cap'}^[17].
• African Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tučňák brýlový'}^[18].
• African Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'aafrika pingviin (prillpingviin)'}^[19].
• African Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kappingvin'}^[20].
• African Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Очковый пингвин'}^[21].
• African Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ケープペンギン'}^[22].
• African Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Æselpingvin'}^[23].
• African Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'afrikanpingviini'}^[24].
• African Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'pápaszemes pingvin'}^[25].
• African Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'pingwin przylądkowy'}^[26].
• African Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'tučniak okuliarnatý'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, African Penguin is Spheniscus demersus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Spheniscus^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pengwin brefog'}^[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Brillenpinguin'}^[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pingüino de El Cabo'}^[16], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'pingüí del Cap'}^[17], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tučňák brýlový'}^[18].

Identifiers

African Penguin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3813^[28]. African Penguin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 92683^[29]. African Penguin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45512089^[30]. African Penguin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229384^[31]. African Penguin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174462^[32].

Why It Matters

African Penguin has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]