Oniscus asellus

species of crustacean
Taxon taxon Q1573371
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Oniscus asellus

Summary

Oniscus asellus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #1,553 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oniscus asellus received the cave animal of the year[3].
  • Oniscus asellus's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Oniscus asellus is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Oniscus asellus is classified within Oniscus[6].
  • Oniscus asellus's scientific name is Oniscus asellus[7].
  • Oniscus asellus's Commons category is recorded as Oniscus asellus[8].
  • Oniscus asellus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oniscus asellus[9].
  • Oniscus asellus's Commons gallery is recorded as Oniscus asellus[10].
  • Oniscus asellus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[11].
  • Oniscus asellus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. asellus'}[12].
  • Oniscus asellus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common woodlouse'}[13].
  • Oniscus asellus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'stínka zední'}[14].
  • Oniscus asellus is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Paprastasis vėdarėlis'}[15].
  • Oniscus asellus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Kelderpissebed'}[16].
  • Oniscus asellus is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Stonoga murowa'}[17].
  • Oniscus asellus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Murgråsugga'}[18].
  • Oniscus asellus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'kelderpissebed'}[19].
  • Oniscus asellus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common shiny woodlouse'}[20].
  • Oniscus asellus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mauerassel'}[21].
  • Oniscus asellus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'tarhasiira'}[22].
  • Oniscus asellus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'storskrukketroll'}[23].
  • Oniscus asellus's taxon author citation is recorded as Linnaeus, 1758[24].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Oniscus asellus is Oniscus asellus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Oniscus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common woodlouse'}[13], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'stínka zední'}[14], {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Paprastasis vėdarėlis'}[15], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Kelderpissebed'}[16], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Stonoga murowa'}[17], and {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Murgråsugga'}[18].

Identifiers

Oniscus asellus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 48284[25]. Oniscus asellus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 96861[26]. Oniscus asellus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 340661[27]. Oniscus asellus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5176315[28]. Oniscus asellus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 206379[29].

Why It Matters

Oniscus asellus ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #1,553 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Oniscus asellus receive?

Honors received include cave animal of the year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . hoehlentier.de. Retrieved . hoehlentier.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . 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] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . marinespecies.org. marinespecies.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Parent taxon Oniscus
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    Award received cave animal of the year
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