Markhor

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q187927
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Markhor

Summary

Markhor is a taxon[1]. Markhor ranks in the top 0.42% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,934 views/month, #817 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Markhor's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Markhor is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Markhor's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Markhor belongs to the parent taxon Capra[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Markhor is Capra falconeri[7].
  • Markhor's Commons category is recorded as Capra falconeri[8].
  • Markhor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Capra falconeri[9].
  • Markhor's Commons gallery is recorded as Capra falconeri[10].
  • Markhor's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • Markhor's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • Markhor's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. falconeri'}[13].
  • Markhor is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Markhor'}[14].
  • Markhor is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schraubenziege'}[15].
  • Markhor is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Markhor'}[16].
  • Markhor is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'markhor'}[17].
  • Markhor is commonly known as {'lang': 'ga', 'text': 'marcár'}[18].
  • Markhor's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+152'}[19].
  • Markhor's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+19.1'}[20].
  • Markhor's Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is recorded as Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[21].
  • Markhor's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[22].

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Classification

Markhor's scientific name is Capra falconeri[7]. Markhor is classified at the rank of species[4]. Markhor is classified within Capra[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Markhor'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schraubenziege'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Markhor'}[16], {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'markhor'}[17], and {'lang': 'ga', 'text': 'marcár'}[18].

Identifiers

Markhor's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42356[23]. Markhor's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 48167[24]. Markhor's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328691[25]. Markhor's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441050[26]. Markhor's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625138[27].

Why It Matters

Markhor ranks in the top 0.42% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,934 views/month, #817 of 195,241).[2] Markhor has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Markhor is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . The National Terminology Database for Irish. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . India Schedule Species Database. wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longest observed lifespan {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+19.1'}
    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Taxon rank species
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