Heck's macaque

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q773935
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Heck's macaque

Summary

Heck's macaque is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Heck's macaque's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Heck's macaque's instance of is recorded as endemic species[4].
  • Heck's macaque is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Heck's macaque's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[6].
  • Heck's macaque is classified within Macaca[7].
  • Heck's macaque is endemic to Sulawesi[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Heck's macaque is Macaca hecki[9].
  • Heck's macaque's Commons category is recorded as Macaca hecki[10].
  • Heck's macaque's original combination is recorded as Papio hecki[11].
  • Heck's macaque's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. hecki'}[12].
  • Heck's macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Heck’s macaque'}[13].
  • Heck's macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Heck's Macaque"}[14].
  • Heck's macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Heck’s Macaque'}[15].
  • Heck's macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Heck-Makak'}[16].
  • Heck's macaque's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[17].
  • Heck's macaque's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[18].

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Classification

Heck's macaque's scientific name is Macaca hecki[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Macaca[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Heck’s macaque'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Heck's Macaque"}[14], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Heck-Makak'}[16].

Distribution

Heck's macaque is endemic to Sulawesi[8].

Identifiers

Heck's macaque's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 74531[19]. Heck's macaque's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 90382[20]. Heck's macaque's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4453456[21]. Heck's macaque's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4267156[22]. Heck's macaque's ITIS TSN is recorded as 944193[23].

Why It Matters

Heck's macaque ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . Species+. wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . Diurnality, nocturnality, and the evolution of primate visual systems. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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