aye-aye
species of mammal
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Summary
aye-aye is a taxon[1]. aye-aye ranks in the top 0.51% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,685 views/month, #999 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[4]
- Parent taxon: Daubentonia[5]
- Endemic to: Madagascar[6]
- Taxon name: Daubentonia madagascariensis[7]
- Commons category: Daubentonia madagascariensis[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Daubentonia madagascariensis[9]
- Commons gallery: Daubentonia madagascariensis[10]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[15]
- Original combination: Sciurus madagascariensis[16]
- Taxon synonym: Sciurus aye[17], Sciurus madagascariensis[18]
- Short name: D. madagascariensis[19]
- Taxon common name: Aye-aye[20], Fingertier[21], madagaskarski dolgoprstež[22]
- Different from: Aye[23]
- Mass: 115 g[24], 2.5 kg[25]
- Gestation period: 165 day[26]
- Longest observed lifespan: 32.3 years[27]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[28]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[29]
- Litter size: 1[30]
- Diel cycle: nocturnal[31]
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Identifiers
aye-aye's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43558[32]. aye-aye's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 31869[33]. aye-aye's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 324407[34]. aye-aye's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219587[35]. aye-aye's ITIS TSN is recorded as 572886[36].
Why It Matters
aye-aye has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] aye-aye is known by 103 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]