eastern grey kangaroo

species of kangaroo
Taxon taxon Q270098
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eastern grey kangaroo

Summary

eastern grey kangaroo is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,215 views/month, #1,253 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • eastern grey kangaroo's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • eastern grey kangaroo is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • eastern grey kangaroo's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • eastern grey kangaroo belongs to the parent taxon Macropus[6].
  • eastern grey kangaroo is endemic to Australia[7].
  • eastern grey kangaroo's scientific name is Macropus giganteus[8].
  • eastern grey kangaroo's Commons category is recorded as Macropus giganteus[9].
  • eastern grey kangaroo began on -5000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • eastern grey kangaroo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Macropus giganteus[11].
  • eastern grey kangaroo's Commons gallery is recorded as Macropus giganteus[12].
  • eastern grey kangaroo's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • eastern grey kangaroo's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. giganteus'}[14].
  • eastern grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eastern grey kangaroo'}[15].
  • eastern grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eastern Grey Kangaroo'}[16].
  • eastern grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eastern Gray Kangaroo'}[17].
  • eastern grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Graues Riesenkänguru'}[18].
  • eastern grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Östliches graues Riesenkänguru'}[19].
  • eastern grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Kangur olbrzymi'}[20].
  • eastern grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'vzhodni sivi kenguru'}[21].
  • eastern grey kangaroo's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+0.8'}[22].
  • eastern grey kangaroo's gait is recorded as pentapedal gait[23].
  • eastern grey kangaroo's gait is recorded as hopping gait[24].
  • eastern grey kangaroo's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+36.4'}[25].
  • eastern grey kangaroo's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+25'}[26].
  • eastern grey kangaroo's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[27].

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Classification

eastern grey kangaroo's scientific name is Macropus giganteus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Macropus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eastern grey kangaroo'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eastern Gray Kangaroo'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Graues Riesenkänguru'}[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Östliches graues Riesenkänguru'}[19], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Kangur olbrzymi'}[20], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'vzhodni sivi kenguru'}[21].

Distribution

eastern grey kangaroo is endemic to Australia[7].

Identifiers

eastern grey kangaroo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42888[28]. eastern grey kangaroo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9317[29]. eastern grey kangaroo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 777872[30]. eastern grey kangaroo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219981[31]. eastern grey kangaroo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552733[32].

Why It Matters

eastern grey kangaroo ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,215 views/month, #1,253 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Macropus giganteus. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Macropus giganteus. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . Macropus giganteus. wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . 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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