Neanderthal

extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago
Taxon fossil_taxon Q40171
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Neanderthal

Summary

Neanderthal is a fossil taxon[1]. Neanderthal has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Neanderthal's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Neanderthal is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Neandertal is named after Neanderthal[5].
  • Neanderthal is classified within Homo[6].
  • Neanderthal is classified within Homo heidelbergensis[7].
  • Neanderthal's scientific name is Homo neanderthalensis[8].
  • Neanderthal is a type of archaic humans[9].
  • Neanderthal's Commons category is recorded as Homo neanderthalensis[10].
  • The taxonomic type of Neanderthal is Neanderthal 1[11].
  • Neanderthal began on -248050-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Neanderthal ended on -38050-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Neanderthal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Neanderthals[14].
  • Neanderthal's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Neanderthal's described by source is recorded as Canon of Flanders[16].
  • Neanderthal's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[17].
  • Neanderthal's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • Neanderthal's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[19].
  • Neanderthal's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Neanderthal's topic has template is recorded as Template:Neanderthal map[21].
  • Neanderthal's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. neanderthalensis'}[22].
  • Neanderthal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Neanderthal'}[23].
  • Neanderthal is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Neandertaler'}[24].
  • Neanderthal is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Néanderthalien'}[25].
  • Neanderthal is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'neanderthaler'}[26].
  • Neanderthal is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'neandertalec'}[27].

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Classification

Neanderthal's scientific name is Homo neanderthalensis[8]. Neanderthal is classified at the rank of species[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Homo[6] and Homo heidelbergensis[7]. The taxonomic type of Neanderthal is Neanderthal 1[11]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Neanderthal'}[23], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Neandertaler'}[24], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Néanderthalien'}[25], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'neanderthaler'}[26], {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'neandertalec'}[27], and {'lang': 'li', 'text': 'Neanderthaler'}[28].

Discovery and Description

Neandertal is named after Neanderthal[5].

Identifiers

Neanderthal's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 490960[29]. Neanderthal's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 63221[30]. Neanderthal's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4454114[31]. Neanderthal's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4827584[32].

Why It Matters

Neanderthal has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Neanderthal is known by 153 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera of the human lineage. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera of the human lineage. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Genera of the human lineage. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] . wikidata.org.
  13. [31] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [32] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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