Okapia johnstoni

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q82037
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Summary

Okapia johnstoni is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.1% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,383 views/month, #202 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[4]
  • Parent taxon: Okapia[5]
  • Taxon name: Okapia johnstoni[6]
  • Commons category: Okapia johnstoni[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Okapia johnstoni[8]
  • Commons gallery: Okapia johnstoni[9]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[10], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
  • Original combination: Equus johnstoni[13]
  • Taxon synonym: Okapia erikssoni[14], Okapia liebrechtsi[15]
  • Has characteristic: viviparity[16]
  • Short name: O. johnstoni[17]
  • Taxon common name: Okapi[18]
  • Different from: Okapi[19]
  • Mass: 22 kg[20], 250 kg[21]
  • Gestation period: 14.5 month[22]
  • Longest observed lifespan: 33.5 years[23]
  • Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Okapia_johnstoni[24]
  • Litter size: 1[25]
  • Diel cycle: diurnality[26]

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Identifiers

Okapia johnstoni's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42155[27]. Okapia johnstoni's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 86973[28]. Okapia johnstoni's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 308387[29]. Okapia johnstoni's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441207[30]. Okapia johnstoni's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625037[31].

Why It Matters

Okapia johnstoni has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Okapia johnstoni. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Okapia johnstoni. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Okapia johnstoni. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Okapia johnstoni. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . Okapia johnstoni. wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Has characteristic → viviparity
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