Leadbeater's possum

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q301042
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Leadbeater's possum

Summary

Leadbeater's possum is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month, #1,541 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leadbeater's possum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Leadbeater's possum's instance of is recorded as Lazarus taxon[4].
  • Leadbeater's possum is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Leadbeater's possum's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[6].
  • Leadbeater's possum belongs to the parent taxon Gymnobelideus[7].
  • Leadbeater's possum is endemic to Australian continent[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Leadbeater's possum is Gymnobelideus leadbeateri[9].
  • Leadbeater's possum's Commons category is recorded as Gymnobelideus leadbeateri[10].
  • Leadbeater's possum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gymnobelideus leadbeateri[11].
  • Leadbeater's possum's Commons gallery is recorded as Gymnobelideus leadbeateri[12].
  • Leadbeater's possum's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. leadbeateri'}[13].
  • Leadbeater's possum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leadbeater’s possum'}[14].
  • Leadbeater's possum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Leadbeater's Possum"}[15].
  • Leadbeater's possum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leadbeater’s Possum'}[16].
  • Leadbeater's possum is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hörnchen-Kletterbeutler'}[17].
  • Leadbeater's possum is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hörnchenbeutler'}[18].
  • Leadbeater's possum's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+20'}[19].
  • Leadbeater's possum's taxon author citation is recorded as McCoy, 1867[20].
  • Leadbeater's possum's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Gymnobelideus_leadbeateri[21].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Leadbeater's possum is Gymnobelideus leadbeateri[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Gymnobelideus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leadbeater’s possum'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Leadbeater's Possum"}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hörnchen-Kletterbeutler'}[17], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hörnchenbeutler'}[18].

Distribution

Leadbeater's possum is endemic to Australian continent[8].

Identifiers

Leadbeater's possum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42742[22]. Leadbeater's possum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 38618[23]. Leadbeater's possum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 323822[24]. Leadbeater's possum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440054[25]. Leadbeater's possum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 609838[26].

Why It Matters

Leadbeater's possum ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month, #1,541 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [25] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Iucn conservation status Critically Endangered
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