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lowland paca

species of mammal
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lowland paca

Summary

lowland paca is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (770 views/month, #1,445 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • lowland paca's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • lowland paca is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • lowland paca's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • lowland paca is classified within Paca[6].
  • lowland paca's scientific name is Cuniculus paca[7].
  • lowland paca's Commons category is recorded as Cuniculus paca[8].
  • lowland paca's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cuniculus paca[9].
  • lowland paca's Commons gallery is recorded as Cuniculus paca[10].
  • lowland paca's original combination is recorded as Mus paca[11].
  • lowland paca's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. paca'}[12].
  • lowland paca is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Paqui'}[13].
  • lowland paca is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tepezquintle'}[14].
  • lowland paca is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Agouti'}[15].
  • lowland paca is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted Paca'}[16].
  • lowland paca is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lowland Paca'}[17].
  • lowland paca is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Tieflandpaka'}[18].
  • lowland paca is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lowland paca'}[19].
  • lowland paca is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'lowland paca'}[20].
  • lowland paca is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'paca'}[21].
  • lowland paca's different from is recorded as Paka[22].
  • lowland paca's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+16.3'}[23].
  • lowland paca's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[24].
  • lowland paca's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix III of CITES[25].
  • lowland paca's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[26].
  • lowland paca's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, lowland paca is Cuniculus paca[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Paca[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Paqui'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tepezquintle'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Agouti'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted Paca'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lowland Paca'}[17], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Tieflandpaka'}[18].

Identifiers

lowland paca's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 74257[28]. lowland paca's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 108852[29]. lowland paca's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 326582[30]. lowland paca's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4263039[31]. lowland paca's ITIS TSN is recorded as 825307[32].

Why It Matters

lowland paca ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (770 views/month, #1,445 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Brazil

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. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · ArtemisiaGentileschiFan · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Brazil
    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+16.3'}
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