Megatherium

Summary

Megatherium is a fossil taxon^[1]. Megatherium ranks in the top 0.56% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,109 views/month, #54 of 9,701).^[2]

Key Facts

• Megatherium's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Megatherium is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Megatherium belongs to the parent taxon Megatheriinae^[5].
• Megatherium's location of discovery is recorded as South America^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Megatherium is Megatherium^[7].
• Megatherium's Commons category is recorded as Megatherium^[8].
• The taxonomic type of Megatherium is Megatherium americanum^[9].
• Megatherium began on -5000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Megatherium ended on -10000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Megatherium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Megatherium^[12].
• Megatherium's Commons gallery is recorded as Megatherium^[13].
• Megatherium's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[14].
• Megatherium's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[15].
• Megatherium's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• Megatherium is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'giant ground sloth'}^[17].
• Megatherium is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'paresseux terrestre géant'}^[18].
• Megatherium is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'perezoso terrestre gigante'}^[19].
• Megatherium is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bodenfaultier'}^[20].
• Megatherium's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}^[21].
• Megatherium's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+4'}^[22].

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Classification

Megatherium's scientific name is Megatherium^[7]. Megatherium is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Megatherium is classified within Megatheriinae^[5]. The taxonomic type of Megatherium is Megatherium americanum^[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'giant ground sloth'}^[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'paresseux terrestre géant'}^[18], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'perezoso terrestre gigante'}^[19], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bodenfaultier'}^[20].

Identifiers

Megatherium's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 317763^[23]. Megatherium's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2546650^[24]. Megatherium's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4471793^[25]. Megatherium's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3239357^[26].

Why It Matters

Megatherium ranks in the top 0.56% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,109 views/month, #54 of 9,701).^[2] Megatherium has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] Megatherium is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]