Erinaceidae
family of mammals in the order Erinaceomorpha
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Summary
Erinaceidae is a taxon[1]. Erinaceidae ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,306 views/month, #1,340 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: family[3]
- Parent taxon: Eulipotyphla[4], Erinaceomorpha[5]
- Taxon name: Erinaceidae[6]
- Has use: biological pest control[7]
- Commons category: Erinaceidae[8]
- Taxonomic type: Erinaceus[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Erinaceidae[10]
- Commons gallery: Erinaceidae[11]
- Code of nomenclature: International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[12]
- Main food source: worm[13], insect[14], Mus[15]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[16], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[20], Pauly–Wissowa[21]
- Topic has template: Template:Erinaceidae[22]
- Taxon common name: piggsvinfamilien[23], ježi[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]
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Identifiers
Erinaceidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43011[26]. Erinaceidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9363[27]. Erinaceidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5722[28]. Erinaceidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552310[29].
Why It Matters
Erinaceidae has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Erinaceidae is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]