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oriental small-clawed otter

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oriental small-clawed otter

Summary

oriental small-clawed otter is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,187 views/month, #1,270 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • oriental small-clawed otter's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • oriental small-clawed otter is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • oriental small-clawed otter's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • oriental small-clawed otter belongs to the parent taxon Aonyx[6].
  • oriental small-clawed otter's scientific name is Aonyx cinerea[7].
  • oriental small-clawed otter's Commons category is recorded as Aonyx cinerea[8].
  • oriental small-clawed otter's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aonyx cinerea[9].
  • oriental small-clawed otter's Commons gallery is recorded as Aonyx cinerea[10].
  • oriental small-clawed otter's original combination is recorded as Lutra cinerea[11].
  • oriental small-clawed otter's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. cinereus'}[12].
  • oriental small-clawed otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Asian short-clawed otter'}[13].
  • oriental small-clawed otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oriental Small-clawed Otter'}[14].
  • oriental small-clawed otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Asian Small-clawed Otter'}[15].
  • oriental small-clawed otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Small-clawed Otter'}[16].
  • oriental small-clawed otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zwergotter'}[17].
  • oriental small-clawed otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kurzkrallenotter'}[18].
  • oriental small-clawed otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '小爪水獭'}[19].
  • oriental small-clawed otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'llóndriga pequeña'}[20].
  • oriental small-clawed otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Vidră orientală cu gheare scurte'}[21].
  • oriental small-clawed otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Vidră asiatică'}[22].
  • oriental small-clawed otter's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+62'}[23].
  • oriental small-clawed otter's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Aonyx_cinereus[24].
  • oriental small-clawed otter's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[25].
  • oriental small-clawed otter's taxon range is recorded as Nanling Mountains[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, oriental small-clawed otter is Aonyx cinerea[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Aonyx[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Asian short-clawed otter'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oriental Small-clawed Otter'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Asian Small-clawed Otter'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Small-clawed Otter'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zwergotter'}[17], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kurzkrallenotter'}[18].

Identifiers

oriental small-clawed otter's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 74065[27]. oriental small-clawed otter's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 452597[28]. oriental small-clawed otter's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328024[29]. oriental small-clawed otter's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433894[30]. oriental small-clawed otter's ITIS TSN is recorded as 726286[31].

Why It Matters

oriental small-clawed otter ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,187 views/month, #1,270 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . Species richness patterns of mammals and birds and their drivers in the Nanling Mountain Range. 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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    Taxon rank → species
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    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+62'}
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