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Lion-tailed Macaque

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Taxon taxon Q506518
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Lion-tailed Macaque

Summary

Lion-tailed Macaque is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (749 views/month, #1,387 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lion-tailed Macaque's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque belongs to the parent taxon Macaca[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Lion-tailed Macaque is Macaca silenus[7].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque's Commons category is recorded as Macaca silenus[8].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque's original combination is recorded as Simia silenus[10].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lion-tailed Macaque'}[11].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Macaca Leonina'}[12].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Macaco Barbudo'}[13].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Macaque À Queue De Lion'}[14].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Macaque Ouandérou'}[15].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Liontail Macaque'}[16].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ouandérou'}[17].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wanderoo'}[18].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bartaffe'}[19].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wanderu'}[20].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lion-tailed macaque'}[21].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+40'}[22].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque's Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is recorded as Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[23].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[24].
  • Lion-tailed Macaque's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[25].

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Classification

Lion-tailed Macaque's scientific name is Macaca silenus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Macaca[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Macaca Leonina'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Macaco Barbudo'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Macaque À Queue De Lion'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Macaque Ouandérou'}[15], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Liontail Macaque'}[16].

Identifiers

Lion-tailed Macaque's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43446[26]. Lion-tailed Macaque's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 54601[27]. Lion-tailed Macaque's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 323957[28]. Lion-tailed Macaque's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436617[29]. Lion-tailed Macaque's ITIS TSN is recorded as 573025[30].

Why It Matters

Lion-tailed Macaque ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (749 views/month, #1,387 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [27] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . India Schedule Species Database. wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . Diurnality, nocturnality, and the evolution of primate visual systems. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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