Boselaphus tragocamelus
largest living Asian antelope
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Summary
Boselaphus tragocamelus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,229 views/month, #695 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Boselaphus[5]
- Taxon name: Boselaphus tragocamelus[6]
- Commons category: Boselaphus tragocamelus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Boselaphus tragocamelus[8]
- Commons gallery: Boselaphus tragocamelus[9]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11]
- Original combination: Antilope tragocamelus[12]
- Taxon synonym: Antilope picta[13]
- Short name: B. tragocamelus[14]
- Taxon common name: Nilgai[15], Nilgo[16], Nilgau[17], Bluebuck[18], Nilgauantilope[19], nilgó[20], nijlgau[21]
- Gestation period: 8 month[22]
- Longest observed lifespan: 21.7 years[23]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[24]
- Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule: Schedule III of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[25]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix III of CITES[26]
- Litter size: 1.5[27]
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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 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]