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Barbary sheep

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Taxon taxon Q322141
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Barbary sheep

Summary

Barbary sheep is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (958 views/month, #1,365 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Barbary sheep's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Barbary sheep is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Barbary sheep's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Barbary sheep is classified within Ammotragus[6].
  • Barbary sheep's scientific name is Ammotragus lervia[7].
  • Barbary sheep's Commons category is recorded as Ammotragus lervia[8].
  • Barbary sheep's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ammotragus lervia[9].
  • Barbary sheep's Commons gallery is recorded as Ammotragus lervia[10].
  • Barbary sheep's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • Barbary sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barbary sheep'}[12].
  • Barbary sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mouflon À Manchettes'}[13].
  • Barbary sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Aoudad'}[14].
  • Barbary sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barbary Sheep'}[15].
  • Barbary sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Uaddan'}[16].
  • Barbary sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mähnenspringer'}[17].
  • Barbary sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mähnenschaf'}[18].
  • Barbary sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Berberschaf'}[19].
  • Barbary sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Aoudad'}[20].
  • Barbary sheep is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'carneru bereber'}[21].
  • Barbary sheep's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+4.5'}[22].
  • Barbary sheep's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+157'}[23].
  • Barbary sheep's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+21.7'}[24].
  • Barbary sheep's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[25].
  • Barbary sheep's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[26].
  • Barbary sheep's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+1.2'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Barbary sheep is Ammotragus lervia[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Ammotragus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mouflon À Manchettes'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Aoudad'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Uaddan'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mähnenspringer'}[17], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mähnenschaf'}[18].

Identifiers

Barbary sheep's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42422[28]. Barbary sheep's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9899[29]. Barbary sheep's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328662[30]. Barbary sheep's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441005[31]. Barbary sheep's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180719[32].

Why It Matters

Barbary sheep ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (958 views/month, #1,365 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 57 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. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Ammotragus lervia. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . Ammotragus lervia. 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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    Litter size → {'amount': '+1.2'}
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    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
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