katipo

species of arachnid
Taxon taxon Q82255
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katipo

Summary

katipo is a taxon[1]. katipo ranks in the top 0.018% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,193 views/month, #36 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • katipo's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • katipo is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • katipo belongs to the parent taxon Latrodectus[5].
  • katipo is endemic to New Zealand[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, katipo is Latrodectus katipo[7].
  • katipo's Commons category is recorded as Latrodectus katipo[8].
  • katipo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Latrodectus katipo[9].
  • katipo's Commons gallery is recorded as Latrodectus katipo[10].
  • katipo's described by source is recorded as Critter of the Week[11].
  • katipo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Katipo'}[12].
  • katipo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Katipō'}[13].
  • katipo is commonly known as {'lang': 'mi', 'text': 'Katipō'}[14].
  • katipo's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as declining[15].

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Classification

katipo's scientific name is Latrodectus katipo[7]. katipo is classified at the rank of species[4]. katipo belongs to the parent taxon Latrodectus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Katipo'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Katipō'}[13], and {'lang': 'mi', 'text': 'Katipō'}[14].

Distribution

katipo is endemic to New Zealand[6].

Identifiers

katipo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 391391[16]. katipo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 256738[17]. katipo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1187520[18]. katipo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2157935[19]. katipo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 859136[20].

Why It Matters

katipo ranks in the top 0.018% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,193 views/month, #36 of 195,241).[2] katipo has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] katipo is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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] . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . teara.govt.nz. Retrieved . teara.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range Q664
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P9714]]: [[Q664]], adding taxon range statement to a small selection of Wikidata taxa items ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/754eb8515a6|details]])"
  2. 7d ago · Ambrosia10 · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Nztcs conservation status declining
    Aliases
    Instance of taxon
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8072]]: 192085, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/91137649|Latrodectus katipo (#91137649)]] for {{P|8072}}"
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