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Diceros bicornis

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Diceros bicornis

Summary

Diceros bicornis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,637 views/month, #654 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Diceros bicornis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Diceros bicornis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Diceros bicornis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • Diceros bicornis is classified within Diceros[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Diceros bicornis is Diceros bicornis[7].
  • Diceros bicornis's Commons category is recorded as Diceros bicornis[8].
  • Diceros bicornis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Diceros bicornis[9].
  • Diceros bicornis's Commons gallery is recorded as Diceros bicornis[10].
  • Diceros bicornis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Diceros bicornis's original combination is recorded as Rhinoceros bicornis[12].
  • Diceros bicornis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. bicornis'}[13].
  • Diceros bicornis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black rhinoceros'}[14].
  • Diceros bicornis is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rinoceronte Negro'}[15].
  • Diceros bicornis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Rhinocéros noir'}[16].
  • Diceros bicornis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Rhinoceros'}[17].
  • Diceros bicornis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hook-lipped Rhinoceros'}[18].
  • Diceros bicornis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hooked-lipped Rhinoceros'}[19].
  • Diceros bicornis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Browse Rhinoceros'}[20].
  • Diceros bicornis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Spitzmaulnashorn'}[21].
  • Diceros bicornis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Spitzlippennashorn'}[22].
  • Diceros bicornis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarzes Nashorn'}[23].
  • Diceros bicornis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'rinoceronte prietu'}[24].
  • Diceros bicornis is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'črni nosorog'}[25].
  • Diceros bicornis is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'rinoceronte nero'}[26].
  • Diceros bicornis is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'rinoceronte-negro'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Diceros bicornis is Diceros bicornis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Diceros[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black rhinoceros'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rinoceronte Negro'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Rhinocéros noir'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hook-lipped Rhinoceros'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hooked-lipped Rhinoceros'}[19], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Browse Rhinoceros'}[20].

Identifiers

Diceros bicornis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43350[28]. Diceros bicornis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9805[29]. Diceros bicornis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311501[30]. Diceros bicornis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220111[31]. Diceros bicornis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625003[32].

Why It Matters

Diceros bicornis ranks in the top 0.34% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,637 views/month, #654 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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References

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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 . babel.hathitrust.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. 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] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . 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.

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