axolotl

species of salamander
Taxon taxon Q22718
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axolotl

Summary

axolotl is a taxon[1]. axolotl ranks in the top 0.0041% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,931 views/month, #8 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • axolotl's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • axolotl's instance of is recorded as model organism[4].
  • axolotl is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • axolotl's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[6].
  • axolotl is classified within Ambystoma[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, axolotl is Ambystoma mexicanum[8].
  • axolotl's Commons category is recorded as Ambystoma mexicanum[9].
  • axolotl's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ambystoma mexicanum[10].
  • axolotl's Commons gallery is recorded as Ambystoma mexicanum[11].
  • axolotl's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • axolotl's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13].
  • axolotl's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • axolotl's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • axolotl's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • axolotl's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. mexicanum'}[17].
  • axolotl is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Axolotl'}[18].
  • axolotl is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ajolote'}[19].
  • axolotl is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'axolote'}[20].
  • axolotl's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q218593', 'amount': '+18'}[21].
  • axolotl's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q48013', 'amount': '+8'}[22].
  • axolotl's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/01632777-n[23].
  • axolotl's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/101635522-n[24].
  • axolotl's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[25].
  • axolotl's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[26].
  • axolotl's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+105156'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, axolotl is Ambystoma mexicanum[8]. axolotl is classified at the rank of species[5]. axolotl is classified within Ambystoma[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Axolotl'}[18], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ajolote'}[19], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'axolote'}[20].

Identifiers

axolotl's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 26777[28]. axolotl's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8296[29]. axolotl's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1019571[30]. axolotl's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2431950[31]. axolotl's ITIS TSN is recorded as 586244[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for axolotl include Signal Protocol[33], a cryptographic protocol[34]; Double Ratchet Algorithm[35], an algorithm[36]; and Axólotl[37], a high proper-motion star[38].

Why It Matters

axolotl ranks in the top 0.0041% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,931 views/month, #8 of 195,241).[2] axolotl has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] axolotl is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for axolotl include Signal Protocol[33], a cryptographic protocol[34]; Double Ratchet Algorithm[35], an algorithm[36]; and Axólotl[37], a high proper-motion star[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . Species+. wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Togopic · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of taxon, model organism
    Image Axolotl Wild Type.jpg, 6 maja 06 r. ZOO 204.jpg, 202501 Axolotl.svg +1
    Diel cycle nocturnal
    Length {'unit': 'Q218593', 'amount': '+18'}
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: 202501 Axolotl.svg, Added image data."
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