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California leaf-nosed bat

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Taxon taxon Q1834586
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California leaf-nosed bat

Summary

California leaf-nosed bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month, #1,608 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • California leaf-nosed bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • California leaf-nosed bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • California is named after California leaf-nosed bat[5].
  • California leaf-nosed bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • California leaf-nosed bat belongs to the parent taxon Macrotus[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, California leaf-nosed bat is Macrotus californicus[8].
  • California leaf-nosed bat's Commons category is recorded as Macrotus californicus[9].
  • California leaf-nosed bat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Macrotus californicus[10].
  • California leaf-nosed bat's Commons gallery is recorded as Macrotus californicus[11].
  • California leaf-nosed bat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. californicus'}[12].
  • California leaf-nosed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California Leaf-nosed Bat'}[13].
  • California leaf-nosed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Californian Leaf-nosed Bat'}[14].
  • California leaf-nosed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kalifornische Großohrblattnase'}[15].
  • California leaf-nosed bat's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.295'}[16].
  • California leaf-nosed bat's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+17'}[17].
  • California leaf-nosed bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[18].

Body

Classification

California leaf-nosed bat's scientific name is Macrotus californicus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Macrotus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California Leaf-nosed Bat'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Californian Leaf-nosed Bat'}[14], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kalifornische Großohrblattnase'}[15].

Discovery and Description

California is named after California leaf-nosed bat[5].

Identifiers

California leaf-nosed bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41147[19]. California leaf-nosed bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9419[20]. California leaf-nosed bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327875[21]. California leaf-nosed bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433296[22]. California leaf-nosed bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180071[23].

Why It Matters

California leaf-nosed bat ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month, #1,608 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

Related Entities

California

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] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [22] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Allometry of Bat Wings and Legs and Comparison with Bird Wings. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+17'}
    Named after → —
    Named after → California
    Diel cycle → nocturnal
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