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platypus

semi aquatic egg laying mammal native to Australia
Taxon taxon Q15343
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platypus

Summary

platypus is a taxon[1]. platypus ranks in the top 0.0097% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,307 views/month, #19 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • platypus's image is recorded as Duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Scottsdale.jpg[3].
  • platypus's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • platypus's taxon rank is recorded as species[5].
  • platypus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[6].
  • platypus's parent taxon is recorded as Ornithorhynchus[7].
  • platypus's taxon range map image is recorded as Distribution of the Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).png[8].
  • platypus's endemic to is recorded as Australia[9].
  • platypus's taxon name is recorded as Ornithorhynchus anatinus[10].
  • platypus's Commons category is recorded as Ornithorhynchus anatinus[11].
  • platypus's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q150 (fra)-Visiteur Journée 2 - 26 (Madehub)-ornithorynque.wav[12].
  • platypus's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D010987[13].
  • platypus's start time is recorded as -9000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • platypus's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 40488[15].
  • platypus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05xyb[16].
  • platypus's MeSH tree code is recorded as B01.050.150.900.649.627.600[17].
  • platypus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9258[18].
  • platypus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552524[19].
  • platypus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 323858[20].
  • platypus's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 166835[21].
  • platypus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433376[22].
  • platypus's Commons gallery is recorded as Ornithorhynchus anatinus[23].
  • platypus's MSW ID is recorded as 10300020[24].
  • platypus's spoken text audio is recorded as Ornitorrinco.ogg[25].
  • platypus's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1411527[26].
  • platypus's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0128262[27].

Why It Matters

platypus ranks in the top 0.0097% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,307 views/month, #19 of 195,241).[2] platypus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] platypus is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Australia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Fossilworks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Infovarius · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Platypus'}, {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'خُلد الماء'}, {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Птицечовка'} +30
    Topic's main category → Q139676152
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q150 (fra)-Visiteur Journée 2 - 26 (Madehub)-ornithorynqu
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q139676152]], using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
  2. 17d ago · LetmeEditit · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q150 (fra)-Visiteur Journée 2 - 26 (Madehub)-ornithorynqu
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: En-us-platypus.ogg"
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