Cladonia rangiferina

species of lichen
Taxon taxon Q248744
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Cladonia rangiferina

Summary

Cladonia rangiferina is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (193 views/month, #1,498 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cladonia rangiferina received the Lichen of the Year[3].
  • Cladonia rangiferina's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Cladonia rangiferina is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Cladonia rangiferina is classified within Cladonia[6].
  • Cladonia rangiferina's scientific name is Cladonia rangiferina[7].
  • Cladonia rangiferina's Commons category is recorded as Cladonia rangiferina[8].
  • Cladonia rangiferina's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cladonia rangiferina[9].
  • Cladonia rangiferina's Commons gallery is recorded as Cladonia rangiferina[10].
  • Cladonia rangiferina's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Cladonia rangiferina's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[12].
  • Cladonia rangiferina's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. rangiferina'}[13].
  • Cladonia rangiferina is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Reindeer lichen'}[14].
  • Cladonia rangiferina is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Echt rendiermos'}[15].
  • Cladonia rangiferina is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'dutohlávka sobí'}[16].
  • Cladonia rangiferina is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'harmaaporonjäkälä'}[17].
  • Cladonia rangiferina is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'pravi jelenovec'}[18].
  • Cladonia rangiferina's Status in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic is recorded as near threatened[19].

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Classification

Cladonia rangiferina's scientific name is Cladonia rangiferina[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cladonia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Reindeer lichen'}[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Echt rendiermos'}[15], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'dutohlávka sobí'}[16], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'harmaaporonjäkälä'}[17], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'pravi jelenovec'}[18].

Identifiers

Cladonia rangiferina's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 119778[20]. Cladonia rangiferina's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 111670[21]. Cladonia rangiferina's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 196466[22]. Cladonia rangiferina's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2607708[23].

Why It Matters

Cladonia rangiferina ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (193 views/month, #1,498 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

What awards did Cladonia rangiferina receive?

Honors received include Lichen of the Year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . blam-bl.de. blam-bl.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: 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.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Lichen of the Year
    Described by source → New Encyclopedic Dictionary, New International Encyclopedia
    Taxon rank → species
    Status in the red list of threatened species in the czech republic → near threatened
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