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Kalotermes

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Kalotermes

Summary

Kalotermes is a monotypic taxon[1]. Kalotermes ranks in the top 5% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kalotermes's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon[3].
  • Kalotermes is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Kalotermes is classified within Kalotermitidae[5].
  • Kalotermes's scientific name is Kalotermes[6].
  • Kalotermes's Commons category is recorded as Kalotermes[7].
  • Kalotermes's taxon author citation is recorded as Hagen, 1853[8].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Kalotermes is Kalotermes[6]. Kalotermes is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Kalotermes belongs to the parent taxon Kalotermitidae[5].

Identifiers

Kalotermes's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 196449[9]. Kalotermes's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 105792[10]. Kalotermes's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 58570[11]. Kalotermes's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2007363[12]. Kalotermes's ITIS TSN is recorded as 650458[13].

Why It Matters

Kalotermes ranks in the top 5% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2] Kalotermes has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → monotypic taxon
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Moving commons category sitelink to category item ([[Q14971824]])"
  2. 5w ago · Peter James · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Kalotermitidae
    Instance of → —
    Taxon rank → genus
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q14971824]]"
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