banana slug

Summary

banana slug is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,310 views/month, #925 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• banana slug's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• banana slug is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• banana slug belongs to the parent taxon Arionidae^[5].
• banana slug's scientific name is Ariolimax^[6].
• banana slug is a type of Gastropoda^[7].
• banana slug's Commons category is recorded as Ariolimax^[8].
• banana slug's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ariolimax^[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, banana slug is Ariolimax^[6]. It is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. It is classified within Arionidae^[5].

Identifiers

banana slug's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47777^[10]. banana slug's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2029300^[11]. banana slug's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 50333^[12]. banana slug's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2294088^[13]. banana slug's ITIS TSN is recorded as 77081^[14].

Why It Matters

banana slug ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,310 views/month, #925 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]