Muscidae
family of flies
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Summary
Muscidae is a taxon[1]. Muscidae ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (815 views/month, #1,572 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: family[3]
- Parent taxon: Muscoidea[4], Muscomorpha[5]
- Taxon name: Muscidae[6]
- Commons category: Muscidae[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Muscidae[8]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[9], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[10], Checklist of Diptera of the Czech Republic and Slovakia[11]
- Topic has template: Q22845717[12]
- Taxon common name: House Flies and kin[13], muchowate[14], prave muhe[15], Echte Fliegen[16]
- Different from: fly[17]
- Taxon author citation: Latreille, 1802[18]
- Diel cycle: diurnality[19]
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Identifiers
Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 70144[20], 378185[21], 480109[22], 374348[23], and 467770[24]. Muscidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7366[25]. Muscidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 428[26]. Muscidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5564[27]. Muscidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 150025[28].
Why It Matters
Muscidae has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Muscidae is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]