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Leithia

genus of dormouses (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q2406274
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Leithia

Summary

Leithia is a fossil taxon[1]. Leithia ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leithia's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Leithia is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Andrew Leith Adams is named after Leithia[5].
  • Leithia belongs to the parent taxon Gliridae[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Leithia is Leithia[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Leithia is Leithia melitensis[8].
  • Leithia dates from the Chibanian[9].

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Classification

Leithia's scientific name is Leithia[7]. Leithia is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Leithia belongs to the parent taxon Gliridae[6]. The taxonomic type of Leithia is Leithia melitensis[8].

Discovery and Description

Andrew Leith Adams is named after Leithia[5].

Identifiers

Leithia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4828085[10].

Why It Matters

Leithia ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[2] Leithia has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . fossilworks.org. fossilworks.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Philippe rogez · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Andrew Leith Adams
    Commons category → Leithia
    Parent taxon → Gliridae
    Time period → Chibanian
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: Leithia"
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