Blattella germanica

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q466194
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Blattella germanica

Summary

Blattella germanica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.39% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,788 views/month, #761 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blattella germanica's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Blattella germanica is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Germany is named after Blattella germanica[5].
  • Blattella germanica belongs to the parent taxon Blattella[6].
  • Blattella germanica's scientific name is Blattella germanica[7].
  • Blattella germanica's Commons category is recorded as Blattella germanica[8].
  • Blattella germanica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blattella germanica[9].
  • Blattella germanica's Commons gallery is recorded as Blattella germanica[10].
  • Blattella germanica's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Blattella germanica's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Blattella germanica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '德國姬蠊'}[13].
  • Blattella germanica is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '德國蟑螂'}[14].
  • Blattella germanica is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Duitse kakkerlak'}[15].
  • Blattella germanica is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'duitse kakkerlak'}[16].
  • Blattella germanica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'german cockroach'}[17].
  • Blattella germanica is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwabenkäfer'}[18].
  • Blattella germanica is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Preuße'}[19].
  • Blattella germanica is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Russe'}[20].
  • Blattella germanica is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Franzose'}[21].
  • Blattella germanica is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'russakka'}[22].
  • Blattella germanica is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'tysk kakerlakk'}[23].
  • Blattella germanica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'German Cockroach'}[24].
  • Blattella germanica is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'cucaracha alemana'}[25].
  • Blattella germanica is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'nemški ščurek'}[26].
  • Blattella germanica is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'švab'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Blattella germanica is Blattella germanica[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Blattella[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '德國姬蠊'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '德國蟑螂'}[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Duitse kakkerlak'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'german cockroach'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwabenkäfer'}[18], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Preuße'}[19].

Discovery and Description

Germany is named after Blattella germanica[5].

Identifiers

Blattella germanica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 121237[28]. Blattella germanica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6973[29]. Blattella germanica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1074540[30]. Blattella germanica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1997215[31]. Blattella germanica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 102415[32].

Why It Matters

Blattella germanica ranks in the top 0.39% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,788 views/month, #761 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 35 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] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre. Retrieved . artsdatabanken.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . NWT Species Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . 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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