Giant armadillo

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q755719
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Giant armadillo

Summary

Giant armadillo is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month, #1,226 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Giant armadillo's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Giant armadillo is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Giant armadillo's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Giant armadillo is classified within Priodontes[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Giant armadillo is Priodontes maximus[7].
  • Giant armadillo's Commons category is recorded as Priodontes maximus[8].
  • Giant armadillo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Priodontes maximus[9].
  • Giant armadillo's Commons gallery is recorded as Priodontes maximus[10].
  • Giant armadillo's original combination is recorded as Dasypus maximus[11].
  • Giant armadillo's taxon synonym is recorded as Dasypus giganteus[12].
  • Giant armadillo's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. maximus'}[13].
  • Giant armadillo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant armadillo'}[14].
  • Giant armadillo is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Armadillo Gigante'}[15].
  • Giant armadillo is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carachupa Manan'}[16].
  • Giant armadillo is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cuspon'}[17].
  • Giant armadillo is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tatú Carreta'}[18].
  • Giant armadillo is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tatú Guazú'}[19].
  • Giant armadillo is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tatou Géant'}[20].
  • Giant armadillo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant Armadillo'}[21].
  • Giant armadillo is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesengürteltier'}[22].
  • Giant armadillo is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'armadillu / tatú xigante'}[23].
  • Giant armadillo is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'veliki pasavec'}[24].
  • Giant armadillo's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+113'}[25].
  • Giant armadillo's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+4'}[26].
  • Giant armadillo's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+15'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Giant armadillo is Priodontes maximus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Priodontes[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Armadillo Gigante'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carachupa Manan'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cuspon'}[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tatú Carreta'}[18], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tatú Guazú'}[19].

Identifiers

Giant armadillo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47085[28]. Giant armadillo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 183752[29]. Giant armadillo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328497[30]. Giant armadillo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220096[31]. Giant armadillo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 624904[32].

Why It Matters

Giant armadillo ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month, #1,226 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 31 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] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . 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] . Priodontes maximus (Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae). 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] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Priodontes maximus (Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae). wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Priodontes maximus (Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae). wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). 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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  1. 23d ago · TadejM · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Mass {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+113'}
    Original combination Dasypus maximus
    Taxon synonym Dasypus giganteus
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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