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Meles

genus of badgers
Taxon taxon Q1345042
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Meles

Summary

Meles is a taxon[1]. Meles ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (634 views/month, #1,477 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Meles's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Meles is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Meles belongs to the parent taxon Melinae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Meles is Meles[6].
  • Meles's Commons category is recorded as Meles[7].
  • Meles's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Meles[8].
  • Meles's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • Meles's taxon synonym is recorded as Taxus[10].
  • Meles is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Europäische Dachse'}[11].
  • Meles is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Badgers'}[12].
  • Meles is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Blaireau européen'}[13].
  • Meles is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Barsukas'}[14].
  • Meles is commonly known as {'lang': 'lv', 'text': 'Eirāzijas āpši'}[15].
  • Meles is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Texugo-europeu'}[16].
  • Meles's different from is recorded as Borsuk[17].

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Classification

Meles's scientific name is Meles[6]. Meles is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Meles belongs to the parent taxon Melinae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Europäische Dachse'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Badgers'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Blaireau européen'}[13], {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Barsukas'}[14], {'lang': 'lv', 'text': 'Eirāzijas āpši'}[15], and {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Texugo-europeu'}[16].

Identifiers

Meles's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41840[18]. Meles's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9661[19]. Meles's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 35940[20]. Meles's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433867[21]. Meles's ITIS TSN is recorded as 726246[22].

Why It Matters

Meles ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (634 views/month, #1,477 of 195,241).[2] Meles has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Meles is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The Systematics and Taxonomy of the World's Badger Species – A Review. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Melinae
    Instance of → taxon
    Temporal range start → Q25546
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