Giant panda

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q33602
Giant panda
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Giant panda

Summary

Giant panda is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.015% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,959 views/month, #29 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Giant panda's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Giant panda is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Giant panda's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Giant panda is classified within Ailuropoda[6].
  • Giant panda is endemic to People's Republic of China[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Giant panda is Ailuropoda melanoleuca[8].
  • Giant panda's Commons category is recorded as Ailuropoda melanoleuca[9].
  • Giant panda's Unicode character is recorded as 🐼[10].
  • Giant panda's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Giant pandas[11].
  • Giant panda's Commons gallery is recorded as Ailuropoda melanoleuca[12].
  • Giant panda's main food source is recorded as Bambuseae[13].
  • Giant panda's represents is recorded as People's Republic of China[14].
  • Giant panda's represents is recorded as WWF International[15].
  • Giant panda's external data available at URL is recorded as http://www.GigaDB.org/dataset/100004[16].
  • Giant panda's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • Giant panda's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[18].
  • Giant panda's original combination is recorded as Ursus melanoleucus[19].
  • Giant panda's has characteristic is recorded as herbivore[20].
  • Giant panda's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. melanoleuca'}[21].
  • Giant panda is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Panda géant'}[22].
  • Giant panda is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant Panda'}[23].
  • Giant panda is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bambusbär'}[24].
  • Giant panda is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesenpanda'}[25].
  • Giant panda is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großer Panda'}[26].
  • Giant panda is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant panda'}[27].

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Classification

Giant panda's scientific name is Ailuropoda melanoleuca[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Ailuropoda[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Panda géant'}[22], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant Panda'}[23], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bambusbär'}[24], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesenpanda'}[25], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großer Panda'}[26], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'panda gigante'}[28].

Distribution

Giant panda is endemic to People's Republic of China[7].

Identifiers

Giant panda's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41659[29]. Giant panda's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9646[30]. Giant panda's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328070[31]. Giant panda's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433399[32]. Giant panda's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621845[33].

Why It Matters

Giant panda ranks in the top 0.015% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,959 views/month, #29 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 122 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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] . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [33] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wwf.es. wwf.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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