Formica polyctena

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q1721213
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Formica polyctena

Summary

Formica polyctena is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #1,609 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Formica polyctena's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Formica polyctena is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Formica polyctena's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Formica polyctena is classified within Formica[6].
  • Formica polyctena's scientific name is Formica polyctena[7].
  • Formica polyctena's Commons category is recorded as Formica polyctena[8].
  • Formica polyctena's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'F. polyctena'}[9].
  • Formica polyctena is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Red Wood Ant'}[10].
  • Formica polyctena is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'glatt skogmaur'}[11].
  • Formica polyctena's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Formica polyctena is Formica polyctena[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Formica[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Red Wood Ant'}[10] and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'glatt skogmaur'}[11].

Identifiers

Formica polyctena's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 100995[13]. Formica polyctena's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 145467[14]. Formica polyctena's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 463405[15]. Formica polyctena's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1315169[16]. Formica polyctena's ITIS TSN is recorded as 576870[17].

Why It Matters

Formica polyctena ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #1,609 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Diurnal periodicity of flight by insects. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Iucn conservation status Near Threatened
    Taxon rank species
    Diel cycle diurnality
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