Latrodectus hesperus

species of arachnid
Taxon taxon Q113414
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Latrodectus hesperus

Summary

Latrodectus hesperus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,128 views/month, #1,072 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Latrodectus hesperus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Latrodectus hesperus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Latrodectus hesperus is classified within Latrodectus[5].
  • Latrodectus hesperus's scientific name is Latrodectus hesperus[6].
  • Latrodectus hesperus's Commons category is recorded as Latrodectus hesperus[7].
  • Latrodectus hesperus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Latrodectus hesperus[8].
  • Latrodectus hesperus's Commons gallery is recorded as Latrodectus hesperus[9].
  • Latrodectus hesperus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Black Widow spider'}[10].
  • Latrodectus hesperus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツヤクロゴケグモ'}[11].
  • Latrodectus hesperus is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Viúva-Negra'}[12].
  • Latrodectus hesperus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Westelijke zwarte weduwe'}[13].
  • Latrodectus hesperus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Black Widow Spider'}[14].
  • Latrodectus hesperus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Black Widow'}[15].
  • Latrodectus hesperus's invasive to is recorded as Netherlands[16].
  • Latrodectus hesperus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[17].
  • Latrodectus hesperus's taxon range is recorded as Texas[18].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Latrodectus hesperus is Latrodectus hesperus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Latrodectus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Black Widow spider'}[10], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツヤクロゴケグモ'}[11], {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Viúva-Negra'}[12], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Westelijke zwarte weduwe'}[13], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Black Widow'}[15].

Identifiers

Latrodectus hesperus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47382[19]. Latrodectus hesperus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 256737[20]. Latrodectus hesperus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1187515[21]. Latrodectus hesperus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2157942[22]. Latrodectus hesperus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 859132[23].

Why It Matters

Latrodectus hesperus ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,128 views/month, #1,072 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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 . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . CalPhotos. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . CalPhotos. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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