Indian rhinoceros

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q47910
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Indian rhinoceros

Summary

Indian rhinoceros is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.33% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,274 views/month, #645 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Indian rhinoceros's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Indian rhinoceros is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Indian rhinoceros's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Indian rhinoceros is classified within Rhinoceros[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Indian rhinoceros is Rhinoceros unicornis[7].
  • Indian rhinoceros is a type of mammal[8].
  • Indian rhinoceros's Commons category is recorded as Rhinoceros unicornis[9].
  • Indian rhinoceros's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rhinoceros unicornis[10].
  • Indian rhinoceros's Commons gallery is recorded as Rhinoceros unicornis[11].
  • Indian rhinoceros's taxon synonym is recorded as Rhinoceros indicus[12].
  • Indian rhinoceros's taxon synonym is recorded as Rhinoceros asiaticus[13].
  • Indian rhinoceros's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'R. unicornis'}[14].
  • Indian rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian rhinoceros'}[15].
  • Indian rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rinoceronte Unicornio Índico'}[16].
  • Indian rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Rhinocéros unicorne de l'Inde"}[17].
  • Indian rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greater One-horned Rhino'}[18].
  • Indian rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great Indian Rhinoceros'}[19].
  • Indian rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Rhinoceros'}[20].
  • Indian rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian One-horned Rhinoceros'}[21].
  • Indian rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greater One-horned Rhinoceros'}[22].
  • Indian rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greater Indian Rhinoceros'}[23].
  • Indian rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Indisches Panzernashorn'}[24].
  • Indian rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'nosorożec indyjski'}[25].
  • Indian rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'nosorożec pancerny'}[26].
  • Indian rhinoceros is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大独角犀'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Indian rhinoceros is Rhinoceros unicornis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Rhinoceros[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rinoceronte Unicornio Índico'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Rhinocéros unicorne de l'Inde"}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greater One-horned Rhino'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great Indian Rhinoceros'}[19], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian One-horned Rhinoceros'}[21].

Identifiers

Indian rhinoceros's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43345[28]. Indian rhinoceros's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9809[29]. Indian rhinoceros's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 129475[30]. Indian rhinoceros's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220113[31]. Indian rhinoceros's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625005[32].

Why It Matters

Indian rhinoceros ranks in the top 0.33% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,274 views/month, #645 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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  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] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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