Prodontria lewisi

species of beetle
Taxon taxon Q142468
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Prodontria lewisi

Summary

Prodontria lewisi is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #1,619 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Prodontria lewisi's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Prodontria lewisi is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Prodontria lewisi's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • Prodontria lewisi is classified within Prodontria[6].
  • Prodontria lewisi is endemic to New Zealand[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Prodontria lewisi is Prodontria lewisi[8].
  • Prodontria lewisi's Commons category is recorded as Prodontria lewisi[9].
  • Prodontria lewisi's described by source is recorded as Critter of the Week[10].
  • Prodontria lewisi's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. lewisi'}[11].
  • Prodontria lewisi is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cromwell chafer'}[12].
  • Prodontria lewisi is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cromwell Chafer Beetle'}[13].
  • Prodontria lewisi's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as nationally endangered[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Prodontria lewisi is Prodontria lewisi[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Prodontria[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cromwell chafer'}[12] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cromwell Chafer Beetle'}[13].

Distribution

Prodontria lewisi is endemic to New Zealand[7].

Identifiers

Prodontria lewisi's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 50570[15]. Prodontria lewisi's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 5010045[16]. Prodontria lewisi's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1058687[17].

Why It Matters

Prodontria lewisi ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #1,619 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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