Japanese otter

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q2122042
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Japanese otter

Summary

Japanese otter is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month, #1,433 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Japanese otter's image is recorded as Lutra nippon.jpg[3].
  • Japanese otter's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Japanese otter's taxon rank is recorded as species[5].
  • Japanese otter's parent taxon is recorded as Lutra[6].
  • Japanese otter's taxon name is recorded as Lutra nippon[7].
  • Japanese otter's Commons category is recorded as Lutra nippon[8].
  • Japanese otter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076yqfx[9].
  • Japanese otter's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1565733[10].
  • Japanese otter's ITIS TSN is recorded as 726277[11].
  • Japanese otter's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 926022[12].
  • Japanese otter's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433751[13].
  • Japanese otter's MSW ID is recorded as 14001124[14].
  • Japanese otter's taxon synonym is recorded as Japanese river otter[15].
  • Japanese otter's heritage designation is recorded as Natural Monument of Japan[16].
  • Japanese otter's heritage designation is recorded as Special Natural Monument[17].
  • Japanese otter's ZooBank ID for name or act is recorded as 98A960B7-1FAE-4484-9DB8-1D6C71CB6F49[18].
  • Japanese otter's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. nippon'}[19].
  • Japanese otter's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese Otter'}[20].
  • Japanese otter's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Japanischer Fingerotter'}[21].
  • Japanese otter's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Vidră japoneză de râu'}[22].
  • Japanese otter's CITES Species+ ID is recorded as 3348[23].
  • Japanese otter's Japanese Database of National Cultural Properties ID is recorded as 401/3135[24].
  • Japanese otter's type locality is recorded as Shimoda[25].
  • Japanese otter's SeaLifeBase ID is recorded as 89065[26].
  • Japanese otter's Observation.org taxon ID is recorded as 80659[27].

Why It Matters

Japanese otter ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month, #1,433 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 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] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Japanese Database of National Cultural Properties. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ZooBank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Species+. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Taxonomic Status of the Japanese Otter (Carnivora, Mustelidae), with a Description of a New Species. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . SeaLifeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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