red deer

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q79794
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red deer

Summary

red deer is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.24% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,862 views/month, #467 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • red deer received the Animal of the Year[3].
  • red deer received the Animal of the Year[4].
  • red deer received the Q109758751[5].
  • red deer's instance of is recorded as taxon[6].
  • red deer is classified at the rank of species[7].
  • red deer's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[8].
  • red deer is classified within Cervus[9].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, red deer is Cervus elaphus[10].
  • red deer's Commons category is recorded as Cervus elaphus[11].
  • red deer's Unicode character is recorded as 🦌[12].
  • red deer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cervus elaphus[13].
  • red deer's Commons gallery is recorded as Cervus elaphus[14].
  • red deer's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[15].
  • red deer's this taxon is source of is recorded as red deer horn oil[16].
  • red deer's this taxon is source of is recorded as wapiti meat[17].
  • red deer's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. elaphus'}[18].
  • red deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'red deer'}[19].
  • red deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ciervo'}[20].
  • red deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cerf Élaphe'}[21].
  • red deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'western red deer'}[22].
  • red deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West European red deer'}[23].
  • red deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rothirsch'}[24].
  • red deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Edelhirsch'}[25].
  • red deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'edelhert'}[26].
  • red deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'cerf rouge'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, red deer is Cervus elaphus[10]. It is classified at the rank of species[7]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cervus[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[19], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ciervo'}[20], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cerf Élaphe'}[21], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'western it'}[22], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West European red deer'}[23], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rothirsch'}[24].

Identifiers

red deer's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 204113[28]. red deer's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9860[29]. red deer's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328649[30]. red deer's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440958[31]. red deer's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180695[32].

Why It Matters

red deer ranks in the top 0.24% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,862 views/month, #467 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did red deer receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year[3], Animal of the Year[4], and Q109758751[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Retrieved . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Parent taxon Cervus
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