Mergus

Summary

Mergus is a taxon^[1]. Mergus ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (311 views/month, #1,529 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mergus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Mergus is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Mergus is classified within Anatinae^[5].
• Mergus is classified within Merginae^[6].
• Mergus belongs to the parent taxon Mergini^[7].
• Mergus's scientific name is Mergus^[8].
• Mergus's Commons category is recorded as Mergus^[9].
• Mergus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mergus^[10].
• Mergus's Commons gallery is recorded as Mergus^[11].
• Mergus's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[12].
• Mergus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[13].
• Mergus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14].
• Mergus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Mergus is Mergus^[8]. Mergus is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Anatinae^[5], Merginae^[6], and Mergini^[7].

Identifiers

Mergus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 6995^[16]. Mergus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8877^[17]. Mergus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510607^[18]. Mergus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2498368^[19]. Mergus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175184^[20].

Why It Matters

Mergus ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (311 views/month, #1,529 of 195,241).^[2] Mergus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] Mergus is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]