Hirudo medicinalis

Summary

Hirudo medicinalis is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (986 views/month, #1,297 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hirudo medicinalis's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Hirudo medicinalis is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Hirudo medicinalis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened^[5].
• Hirudo medicinalis is classified within Hirudo^[6].
• Hirudo medicinalis's scientific name is Hirudo medicinalis^[7].
• Hirudo medicinalis is used for leeching^[8].
• Hirudo medicinalis's Commons category is recorded as Hirudo medicinalis^[9].
• Hirudo medicinalis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. medicinalis'}^[10].
• Hirudo medicinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Medicinal leech'}^[11].
• Hirudo medicinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sangsue comepollas'}^[12].
• Hirudo medicinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sangsue Officinale'}^[13].
• Hirudo medicinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Medicinal Leech'}^[14].
• Hirudo medicinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Medicinale bloedzuiger'}^[15].
• Hirudo medicinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '菲擬醫蛭'}^[16].
• Hirudo medicinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pijavka lékařská'}^[17].
• Hirudo medicinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'medicinale bloedzuiger'}^[18].
• Hirudo medicinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'sangsue médicinale'}^[19].
• Hirudo medicinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'medicinal leech'}^[20].
• Hirudo medicinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Medizinischer Blutegel'}^[21].
• Hirudo medicinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'verijuotikas'}^[22].
• Hirudo medicinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'blodigle'}^[23].
• Hirudo medicinalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'sanixuela'}^[24].
• Hirudo medicinalis's Status in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic is recorded as endangered^[25].
• Hirudo medicinalis's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology^[26].
• Hirudo medicinalis's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Hirudo medicinalis is Hirudo medicinalis^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Hirudo^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Medicinal leech'}^[11], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sangsue comepollas'}^[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sangsue Officinale'}^[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Medicinal Leech'}^[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Medicinale bloedzuiger'}^[15], and {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '菲擬醫蛭'}^[16].

Identifiers

Hirudo medicinalis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 357886^[28]. Hirudo medicinalis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6421^[29]. Hirudo medicinalis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 401376^[30]. Hirudo medicinalis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2308887^[31]. Hirudo medicinalis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 69417^[32].

Why It Matters

Hirudo medicinalis ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (986 views/month, #1,297 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]