Cercartetus

genus of mammals
Taxon taxon Q576870
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Cercartetus

Summary

Cercartetus is a taxon[1]. Cercartetus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cercartetus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cercartetus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Cercartetus is classified within pygmy possum[5].
  • Cercartetus is endemic to Australia[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Cercartetus is Cercartetus[7].
  • Cercartetus's Commons category is recorded as Cercartetus[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Cercartetus is Phalangista nana[9].
  • Cercartetus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cercartetus[10].
  • Cercartetus's taxon author citation is recorded as Gloger, 1841[11].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cercartetus is Cercartetus[7]. Cercartetus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Cercartetus is classified within pygmy possum[5]. The taxonomic type of Cercartetus is Phalangista nana[9].

Distribution

Cercartetus is endemic to Australia[6].

Identifiers

Cercartetus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42791[12]. Cercartetus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 38601[13]. Cercartetus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 34700[14]. Cercartetus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440225[15]. Cercartetus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 609792[16].

Why It Matters

Cercartetus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2] Cercartetus has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Cercartetus is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type Phalangista nana
    Parent taxon pygmy possum
    Instance of taxon
    Temporal range start Q498831
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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