Boselaphus tragocamelus

largest living Asian antelope
Taxon taxon Q200444
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Boselaphus tragocamelus

Summary

Boselaphus tragocamelus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,997 views/month, #695 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boselaphus tragocamelus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus belongs to the parent taxon Boselaphus[6].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus's scientific name is Boselaphus tragocamelus[7].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus's Commons category is recorded as Boselaphus tragocamelus[8].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boselaphus tragocamelus[9].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus's Commons gallery is recorded as Boselaphus tragocamelus[10].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus's original combination is recorded as Antilope tragocamelus[13].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus's taxon synonym is recorded as Antilope picta[14].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. tragocamelus'}[15].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nilgai'}[16].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nilgo'}[17].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Nilgau'}[18].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bluebuck'}[19].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nilgauantilope'}[20].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nilgau'}[21].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'nilgó'}[22].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'nijlgau'}[23].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+8'}[24].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+21.7'}[25].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[26].
  • Boselaphus tragocamelus's Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is recorded as Schedule III of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Boselaphus tragocamelus is Boselaphus tragocamelus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Boselaphus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nilgai'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nilgo'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Nilgau'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bluebuck'}[19], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nilgauantilope'}[20], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nilgau'}[21].

Identifiers

Boselaphus tragocamelus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42426[28]. Boselaphus tragocamelus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9917[29]. Boselaphus tragocamelus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311908[30]. Boselaphus tragocamelus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441133[31]. Boselaphus tragocamelus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552477[32].

Why It Matters

Boselaphus tragocamelus ranks in the top 0.36% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,997 views/month, #695 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 61 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] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). 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] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Boselaphus tragocamelus (Artiodactyla: Bovidae). wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . India Schedule Species Database. 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.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Boselaphus tragocamelus. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/boselaphus-tragocamelus
MLA “Boselaphus tragocamelus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/boselaphus-tragocamelus.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_boselaphus-tragocamelus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Boselaphus tragocamelus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/boselaphus-tragocamelus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Boselaphus tragocamelus — https://4ort.xyz/entity/boselaphus-tragocamelus (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/boselaphus-tragocamelus · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · GreenRedFlag · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gestation period {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+8'}
    Litter size {'amount': '+1.5'}
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 2663789
    Topic's main category Category:Boselaphus tragocamelus
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: নীলগাই"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.