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Malayan tapir

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Malayan tapir

Summary

Malayan tapir is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,354 views/month, #1,065 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Malayan tapir's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Malayan tapir is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Malayan tapir's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • Malayan tapir belongs to the parent taxon Tapirus[6].
  • Malayan tapir's scientific name is Tapirus indicus[7].
  • Malayan tapir's Commons category is recorded as Tapirus indicus[8].
  • Malayan tapir's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tapirus indicus[9].
  • Malayan tapir's Commons gallery is recorded as Tapirus indicus[10].
  • Malayan tapir's taxon synonym is recorded as Acrocodia indica[11].
  • Malayan tapir's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. indicus'}[12].
  • Malayan tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Asian tapir'}[13].
  • Malayan tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tapir Malayo'}[14].
  • Malayan tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tapir àcChabraque'}[15].
  • Malayan tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tapir à dos blanc'}[16].
  • Malayan tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Tapir de l'Inde"}[17].
  • Malayan tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tapir Malais'}[18].
  • Malayan tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Asian Tapir'}[19].
  • Malayan tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Asiatic Tapir'}[20].
  • Malayan tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Tapir'}[21].
  • Malayan tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Malayan Tapir'}[22].
  • Malayan tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Malay Tapir'}[23].
  • Malayan tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schabrackentapir'}[24].
  • Malayan tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Asiatischer Tapir'}[25].
  • Malayan tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Malaysischer Tapir'}[26].
  • Malayan tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'indijski tapir'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Malayan tapir is Tapirus indicus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Tapirus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Asian tapir'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tapir Malayo'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tapir àcChabraque'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tapir à dos blanc'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Tapir de l'Inde"}[17], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tapir Malais'}[18].

Identifiers

Malayan tapir's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43356[28]. Malayan tapir's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9802[29]. Malayan tapir's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 129470[30]. Malayan tapir's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440896[31]. Malayan tapir's ITIS TSN is recorded as 624998[32].

Why It Matters

Malayan tapir ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,354 views/month, #1,065 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . ARKive. 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] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . 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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