Odocoileus virginianus

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q215887
Odocoileus virginianus
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Odocoileus virginianus

Summary

Odocoileus virginianus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,609 views/month, #444 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Odocoileus virginianus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Odocoileus virginianus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Odocoileus virginianus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Odocoileus virginianus is classified within Odocoileus[6].
  • Odocoileus virginianus's scientific name is Odocoileus virginianus[7].
  • Odocoileus virginianus's Commons category is recorded as Odocoileus virginianus[8].
  • Odocoileus virginianus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Odocoileus virginianus[9].
  • Odocoileus virginianus's Commons gallery is recorded as Odocoileus virginianus[10].
  • Odocoileus virginianus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • Odocoileus virginianus's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[12].
  • Odocoileus virginianus's original combination is recorded as Dama virginiana[13].
  • Odocoileus virginianus's this taxon is source of is recorded as white-tailed deer meat[14].
  • Odocoileus virginianus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. virginianus'}[15].
  • Odocoileus virginianus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-tailed deer'}[16].
  • Odocoileus virginianus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cariacú'}[17].
  • Odocoileus virginianus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Venado Cola Blanca'}[18].
  • Odocoileus virginianus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißwedelhirsch'}[19].
  • Odocoileus virginianus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Virginiahirsch'}[20].
  • Odocoileus virginianus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'jelenec běloocasý'}[21].
  • Odocoileus virginianus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'valkohäntäkauris'}[22].
  • Odocoileus virginianus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'hvithalehjort'}[23].
  • Odocoileus virginianus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'venáu raublancu'}[24].
  • Odocoileus virginianus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'belorepi jelen'}[25].
  • Odocoileus virginianus's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q115003421[26].
  • Odocoileus virginianus's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+205'}[27].

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Classification

Odocoileus virginianus's scientific name is Odocoileus virginianus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Odocoileus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-tailed deer'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cariacú'}[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Venado Cola Blanca'}[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißwedelhirsch'}[19], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Virginiahirsch'}[20], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'jelenec běloocasý'}[21].

Identifiers

Odocoileus virginianus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42223[28]. Odocoileus virginianus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9874[29]. Odocoileus virginianus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328652[30]. Odocoileus virginianus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440965[31]. Odocoileus virginianus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180699[32].

Why It Matters

Odocoileus virginianus ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,609 views/month, #444 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This taxon is source of white-tailed deer meat
    Original combination Dama virginiana
    Gestation period {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+205'}
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 14467, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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