Oryx

Summary

Oryx is a taxon^[1]. Oryx ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,780 views/month, #937 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Oryx's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Oryx is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Oryx is classified within Hippotraginae^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Oryx is Oryx^[6].
• Oryx's Commons category is recorded as Oryx^[7].
• The taxonomic type of Oryx is Antilope oryx Pallas, 1777^[8].
• Oryx's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oryx^[9].
• Oryx's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[10].

Body

Classification

Oryx's scientific name is Oryx^[6]. Oryx is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Oryx is classified within Hippotraginae^[5]. The taxonomic type of Oryx is Antilope oryx Pallas, 1777^[8].

Identifiers

Oryx's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42307^[11]. Oryx's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9957^[12]. Oryx's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 42713^[13]. Oryx's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441123^[14]. Oryx's ITIS TSN is recorded as 624989^[15].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Oryx include Orix vehicles^[16], a car brand^[17], in Spain^[18], founded in 1952^[19], headquartered in Sants^[20].

Why It Matters

Oryx ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,780 views/month, #937 of 195,241).^[2] Oryx has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] Oryx is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for Oryx include Orix vehicles^[16], a car brand^[17], in Spain^[18], founded in 1952^[19], headquartered in Sants^[20].