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Big-eared opossum

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Taxon taxon Q194238
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Big-eared opossum

Summary

Big-eared opossum is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (287 views/month, #1,579 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Big-eared opossum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Big-eared opossum is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Big-eared opossum's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Big-eared opossum is classified within Didelphis[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Big-eared opossum is Didelphis aurita[7].
  • Big-eared opossum's Commons category is recorded as Didelphis aurita[8].
  • Big-eared opossum is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Comadreja Orejas Negras'}[9].
  • Big-eared opossum is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sarigue d´azara'}[10].
  • Big-eared opossum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Big-eared Opossum'}[11].
  • Big-eared opossum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brazilian Common Opossum'}[12].
  • Big-eared opossum is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großohropossum'}[13].
  • Big-eared opossum's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4'}[14].
  • Big-eared opossum's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Big-eared opossum is Didelphis aurita[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Didelphis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Comadreja Orejas Negras'}[9], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sarigue d´azara'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Big-eared Opossum'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brazilian Common Opossum'}[12], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großohropossum'}[13].

Identifiers

Big-eared opossum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42657[16]. Big-eared opossum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 85694[17]. Big-eared opossum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328503[18]. Big-eared opossum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439928[19]. Big-eared opossum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552535[20].

Why It Matters

Big-eared opossum ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (287 views/month, #1,579 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Brazil

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. [17] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4'}
    Parent taxon → Didelphis
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