Muscovy Duck

Summary

Muscovy Duck is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,291 views/month, #559 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Muscovy Duck received the Endangered Breed of the Year^[3].
• Muscovy Duck's instance of is recorded as taxon^[4].
• Muscovy Duck is classified at the rank of species^[5].
• Muscovy Duck's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[6].
• Muscovy Duck is classified within Cairina^[7].
• Muscovy Duck's scientific name is Cairina moschata^[8].
• Muscovy Duck's Commons category is recorded as Cairina moschata^[9].
• Muscovy Duck's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cairina moschata^[10].
• Muscovy Duck's Commons gallery is recorded as Cairina moschata^[11].
• Muscovy Duck's original combination is recorded as Anas moschata^[12].
• Muscovy Duck's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. moschata'}^[13].
• Muscovy Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pato criollo'}^[14].
• Muscovy Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Muscovy Duck'}^[15].
• Muscovy Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Moschusente'}^[16].
• Muscovy Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Canard musqué'}^[17].
• Muscovy Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Anatra muta'}^[18].
• Muscovy Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Мускусная утка'}^[19].
• Muscovy Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Muskuseend'}^[20].
• Muscovy Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Moskusand'}^[21].
• Muscovy Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Knoppand'}^[22].
• Muscovy Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'ànec mut'}^[23].
• Muscovy Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pižmovka velká'}^[24].
• Muscovy Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'muskuspart'}^[25].
• Muscovy Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ノバリケン'}^[26].
• Muscovy Duck is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'myskisorsa'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Muscovy Duck is Cairina moschata^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cairina^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pato criollo'}^[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Moschusente'}^[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Canard musqué'}^[17], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Anatra muta'}^[18], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Мускусная утка'}^[19].

Identifiers

Muscovy Duck's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 7120^[28]. Muscovy Duck's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8855^[29]. Muscovy Duck's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510550^[30]. Muscovy Duck's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2498283^[31]. Muscovy Duck's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175246^[32].

Why It Matters

Muscovy Duck ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,291 views/month, #559 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

FAQs

What awards did Muscovy Duck receive?

Honors received include Endangered Breed of the Year^[3].