human lice

family of insects
Taxon monotypic_taxon Q4116982
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human lice

Summary

human lice is a monotypic taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • human lice's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon[3].
  • human lice is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • human lice belongs to the parent taxon Phthiraptera[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, human lice is Pediculidae[6].
  • human lice's Commons category is recorded as Pediculidae[7].
  • human lice's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pediculidae[8].
  • human lice's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, human lice is Pediculidae[6]. It is classified at the rank of family[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Phthiraptera[5].

Identifiers

human lice's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47438[10]. human lice's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 121221[11]. human lice's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1014[12]. human lice's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7930[13]. human lice's ITIS TSN is recorded as 103347[14].

Why It Matters

human lice has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Insects (insecta) of the world id 948014
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  2. 13d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id i46956
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id 02186766-n
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  3. 5w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Phthiraptera
    Instance of
    Described by source Otto's encyclopedia
    Aliases
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q292651, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
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