Megalomys desmarestii

species of mammal
Taxon extinct_taxon Q1765848
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Megalomys desmarestii

Summary

Megalomys desmarestii is an extinct taxon[1]. It draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (extinct_taxon category, ranking #81 of 175).[2]

Key Facts

  • Megalomys desmarestii's image is recorded as Mus Nat Hist Nat 25022013 Megalomys desmarestii.jpg[3].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's instance of is recorded as extinct taxon[4].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's taxon rank is recorded as species[5].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's IUCN conservation status is recorded as extinct species[6].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's parent taxon is recorded as Megalomys[7].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's endemic to is recorded as Martinique[8].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's taxon name is recorded as Megalomys desmarestii[9].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's Commons category is recorded as Megalomys desmarestii[10].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 12980[11].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05hlq8[12].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1607767[13].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's ITIS TSN is recorded as 633146[14].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1179924[15].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219829[16].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's MSW ID is recorded as 13000694[17].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. desmarestii'}[18].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Antillean giant rice rat'}[19].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Antillean Giant Rice Rat'}[20].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Desmarest’s Pilorie'}[21].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Martinique Muskrat'}[22].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Desmarest-Riesenreisratte'}[23].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Martinique-Riesenreisratte'}[24].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's ARKive ID is recorded as megalomys-desmarestii[25].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's ARKive ID is recorded as antillean-giant-rice-rat/megalomys-desmarestii[26].
  • Megalomys desmarestii's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 45799[27].

Why It Matters

Megalomys desmarestii draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (extinct_taxon category, ranking #81 of 175).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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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