Raphicerus melanotis

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q756196
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Raphicerus melanotis

Summary

Raphicerus melanotis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month, #1,609 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Raphicerus melanotis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Raphicerus melanotis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Raphicerus melanotis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Raphicerus melanotis belongs to the parent taxon Raphicerus[6].
  • Raphicerus melanotis is endemic to South Africa[7].
  • Raphicerus melanotis's scientific name is Raphicerus melanotis[8].
  • Raphicerus melanotis's Commons category is recorded as Raphicerus melanotis[9].
  • Raphicerus melanotis's short name is recorded as R. melanotis[10].
  • Raphicerus melanotis is commonly known as Cape grysbok[11].
  • Raphicerus melanotis is commonly known as Cape Grysbok[12].
  • Raphicerus melanotis is commonly known as Greisbock[13].
  • Raphicerus melanotis is commonly known as Kap-Greisböckchen[14].
  • Raphicerus melanotis's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[15].

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Classification

Raphicerus melanotis's scientific name is Raphicerus melanotis[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Raphicerus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Cape grysbok[11], Greisbock[13], and Kap-Greisböckchen[14].

Distribution

Raphicerus melanotis is endemic to South Africa[7].

Identifiers

Raphicerus melanotis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42376[16]. Raphicerus melanotis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 66435[17]. Raphicerus melanotis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1038780[18]. Raphicerus melanotis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441142[19]. Raphicerus melanotis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625118[20].

Why It Matters

Raphicerus melanotis ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month, #1,609 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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