blue monkey

species of Old World monkey
Taxon taxon Q667252
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blue monkey

Summary

blue monkey is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (312 views/month, #1,494 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • blue monkey's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • blue monkey is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • blue monkey's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • blue monkey is classified within Guenon[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, blue monkey is Cercopithecus mitis[7].
  • blue monkey's Commons category is recorded as Cercopithecus mitis[8].
  • blue monkey's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cercopithecus mitis[9].
  • blue monkey's Commons gallery is recorded as Cercopithecus mitis[10].
  • blue monkey's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • blue monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue monkey'}[12].
  • blue monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cercopithèque à diadème'}[13].
  • blue monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue Monkey'}[14].
  • blue monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Diademed Monkey'}[15].
  • blue monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Golden Monkey'}[16].
  • blue monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Samango'}[17].
  • blue monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Sykes' Monkey"}[18].
  • blue monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sykes’s Monkey'}[19].
  • blue monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Diademmeerkatze'}[20].
  • blue monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الهجرس الأزرق'}[21].
  • blue monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'السعدان الأزرق'}[22].
  • blue monkey is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'النسناس الأزرق'}[23].
  • blue monkey's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+37.8'}[24].
  • blue monkey's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Primates[25].
  • blue monkey's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Africa[26].
  • blue monkey's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, blue monkey is Cercopithecus mitis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Guenon[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue monkey'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cercopithèque à diadème'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Diademed Monkey'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Golden Monkey'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Samango'}[17], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Sykes' Monkey"}[18].

Identifiers

blue monkey's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43486[28]. blue monkey's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36225[29]. blue monkey's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 313665[30]. blue monkey's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219578[31]. blue monkey's ITIS TSN is recorded as 573005[32].

Why It Matters

blue monkey ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (312 views/month, #1,494 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . 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] . Species+. 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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    Cites appendix Appendix II of CITES
    Parent taxon Guenon
    Instance of taxon
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
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