Moonrat

species of mammal in the Erinaceidae family
Taxon taxon Q754046
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Summary

Moonrat is a taxon[1]. Moonrat ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (746 views/month, #1,573 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Moonrat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Moonrat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Moonrat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Moonrat belongs to the parent taxon Echinosorex[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Moonrat is Echinosorex gymnura[7].
  • Moonrat's scientific name is Echinosorex gymnura[8].
  • Moonrat's Commons category is recorded as Echinosorex gymnura[9].
  • Moonrat's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • Moonrat's original combination is recorded as Viverra gymnura[11].
  • Moonrat's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[12].
  • Moonrat's short name is recorded as E. gymnura[13].
  • Moonrat is commonly known as Moonrat[14].
  • Moonrat is commonly known as Gymnure[15].
  • Moonrat is commonly known as Greater Moonrat[16].
  • Moonrat is commonly known as Großer Rattenigel[17].
  • Moonrat dates from the Holocene[18].
  • Moonrat's gestation period is recorded as {'amount': '+37'}[19].

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Classification

Recorded taxon name include Echinosorex gymnura[7]. Moonrat is classified at the rank of species[4]. Moonrat belongs to the parent taxon Echinosorex[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Moonrat[14], Gymnure[15], Greater Moonrat[16], and Großer Rattenigel[17].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 1370747[20] and 43035[21]. Moonrat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 162630[22]. Moonrat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1178689[23]. Moonrat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437114[24]. Moonrat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 633549[25].

Why It Matters

Moonrat ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (746 views/month, #1,573 of 195,241).[2] Moonrat has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Moonrat is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gestation period → {'amount': '+37'}
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Original combination → Viverra gymnura
    Instance of → taxon
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: viviparity"
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