leech

Summary

leech is a taxon^[1]. leech ranks in the top 0.25% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,401 views/month, #491 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• leech received the Q1496680^[3].
• leech's instance of is recorded as taxon^[4].
• leech is classified at the rank of subclass^[5].
• leech belongs to the parent taxon Clitellata^[6].
• leech's scientific name is Hirudinea^[7].
• leech's Commons category is recorded as Leeches^[8].
• leech's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Leeches^[9].
• leech's Commons gallery is recorded as Hirudinea^[10].
• leech's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• leech's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• leech's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[13].
• leech's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[14].
• leech's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia^[15].
• leech's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• leech is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'igler'}^[17].
• leech is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'pijavke'}^[18].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, leech is Hirudinea^[7]. leech is classified at the rank of subclass^[5]. leech is classified within Clitellata^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'igler'}^[17] and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'pijavke'}^[18].

Conservation

leech's IUCN conservation status is recorded as 106761001^[19].

Identifiers

leech's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 63081^[20]. leech's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6403^[21]. leech's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2565059^[22]. leech's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4894317^[23]. leech's ITIS TSN is recorded as 69290^[24].

Why It Matters

leech ranks in the top 0.25% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,401 views/month, #491 of 195,241).^[2] leech has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] leech is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

FAQs

What awards did leech receive?

Honors received include Q1496680^[3].