Pteropus giganteus

Summary

Pteropus giganteus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,056 views/month, #1,309 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pteropus giganteus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Pteropus giganteus is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Pteropus giganteus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• Pteropus giganteus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened^[6].
• Pteropus giganteus belongs to the parent taxon Pteropus^[7].
• Pteropus giganteus's scientific name is Pteropus giganteus^[8].
• Pteropus giganteus's Commons category is recorded as Pteropus giganteus^[9].
• Pteropus giganteus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pteropus giganteus^[10].
• Pteropus giganteus's Commons gallery is recorded as Pteropus giganteus^[11].
• Pteropus giganteus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. giganteus'}^[12].
• Pteropus giganteus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorro Volador De La India'}^[13].
• Pteropus giganteus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Flying-fox'}^[14].
• Pteropus giganteus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Flying Fox'}^[15].
• Pteropus giganteus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Indischer Riesenflughund'}^[16].
• Pteropus giganteus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '印度大狐蝠'}^[17].
• Pteropus giganteus's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+40'}^[18].
• Pteropus giganteus's Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is recorded as Schedule IV of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972^[19].
• Pteropus giganteus's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[20].
• Pteropus giganteus's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal^[21].
• Pteropus giganteus's diel cycle is recorded as crepuscular^[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pteropus giganteus is Pteropus giganteus^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Pteropus^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorro Volador De La India'}^[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Flying-fox'}^[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Flying Fox'}^[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Indischer Riesenflughund'}^[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '印度大狐蝠'}^[17].

Identifiers

Pteropus giganteus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40917^[23]. Pteropus giganteus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 143291^[24]. Pteropus giganteus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327267^[25]. Pteropus giganteus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218642^[26]. Pteropus giganteus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 631629^[27].

Why It Matters

Pteropus giganteus ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,056 views/month, #1,309 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]