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Orthopoxvirus monkeypox

species of the genus Orthopoxvirus
Taxon taxon Q6900886
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Orthopoxvirus monkeypox

Summary

Orthopoxvirus monkeypox is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #1,501 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Orthopoxvirus monkeypox's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Orthopoxvirus monkeypox is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Orthopoxvirus monkeypox is classified within Orthopoxvirus[5].
  • Orthopoxvirus monkeypox's scientific name is Orthopoxvirus monkeypox[6].
  • Orthopoxvirus monkeypox's Commons category is recorded as Monkeypox virus[7].
  • Orthopoxvirus monkeypox's has effect is recorded as mpox[8].
  • Orthopoxvirus monkeypox's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'MPV'}[9].
  • Orthopoxvirus monkeypox is commonly known as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Monkeypox virus'}[10].
  • Orthopoxvirus monkeypox's different from is recorded as mpox[11].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Orthopoxvirus monkeypox is Orthopoxvirus monkeypox[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Orthopoxvirus[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Monkeypox virus'}[10].

Identifiers

Orthopoxvirus monkeypox's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10244[12]. Orthopoxvirus monkeypox's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 540224[13]. Orthopoxvirus monkeypox's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 10339743[14].

Why It Matters

Orthopoxvirus monkeypox ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #1,501 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2014 v4. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2014 v4. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2023.v1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List. ictv.global. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ictv virus genome composition → double-stranded DNA virus
    Has effect → mpox
    Instance of → taxon
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541631805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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