Hipposideros gigas

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q2095120
Hipposideros gigas
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Hipposideros gigas

Summary

Hipposideros gigas is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hipposideros gigas's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hipposideros gigas is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Hipposideros gigas is classified within Hipposideros[5].
  • Hipposideros gigas's scientific name is Hipposideros gigas[6].
  • Hipposideros gigas's Commons category is recorded as Hipposideros gigas[7].
  • Hipposideros gigas's original combination is recorded as Rhinolophus gigas[8].
  • Hipposideros gigas's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. gigas'}[9].
  • Hipposideros gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant Leaf-nosed Bat'}[10].
  • Hipposideros gigas is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesen-Rundblattnase'}[11].

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Classification

Hipposideros gigas's scientific name is Hipposideros gigas[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Hipposideros[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant Leaf-nosed Bat'}[10] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesen-Rundblattnase'}[11].

Identifiers

Hipposideros gigas's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 74422[12]. Hipposideros gigas's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 584996[13]. Hipposideros gigas's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4440178[14]. Hipposideros gigas's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5706915[15]. Hipposideros gigas's ITIS TSN is recorded as 946016[16].

Why It Matters

Hipposideros gigas ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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