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big-eared mastiff bat

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big-eared mastiff bat

Summary

big-eared mastiff bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #1,628 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • big-eared mastiff bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • big-eared mastiff bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • big-eared mastiff bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Data Deficient[5].
  • big-eared mastiff bat is classified within Otomops[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, big-eared mastiff bat is Otomops papuensis[7].
  • big-eared mastiff bat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. papuensis'}[8].
  • big-eared mastiff bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Big-eared Mastiff Bat'}[9].
  • big-eared mastiff bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Papuan Free-tailed Bat'}[10].
  • big-eared mastiff bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Papuan Giant Mastiff Bat'}[11].
  • big-eared mastiff bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Papua-Riesen-Bulldoggfledermaus'}[12].
  • big-eared mastiff bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, big-eared mastiff bat is Otomops papuensis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Otomops[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Big-eared Mastiff Bat'}[9], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Papuan Free-tailed Bat'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Papuan Giant Mastiff Bat'}[11], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Papua-Riesen-Bulldoggfledermaus'}[12].

Identifiers

big-eared mastiff bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41309[14]. big-eared mastiff bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 126746[15]. big-eared mastiff bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433019[16]. big-eared mastiff bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632251[17].

Why It Matters

big-eared mastiff bat ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #1,628 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

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. [17] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diel cycle → nocturnal
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Otomops
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