roan antelope

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q471785
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Summary

roan antelope is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.59% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,645 views/month, #1,147 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Hippotragus[5]
  • Taxon name: Hippotragus equinus[6]
  • Commons category: Hippotragus equinus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Hippotragus equinus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Hippotragus equinus[9]
  • Described by source: New International Encyclopedia[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11]
  • Original combination: Antilope equina[12]
  • Has characteristic: viviparity[13]
  • Taxon common name: Roan antelope[14], Antilope chevaline[15], Antilope rouane[16], Hippotrague[17], Pferdeantilope[18], Roan[19], antílope equín[20], konjska antilopa[21]
  • Gestation period: 9.5 month[22]
  • Longest observed lifespan: 25.9 years[23]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[24]

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Identifiers

roan antelope's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42332[25]. roan antelope's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37186[26]. roan antelope's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 331075[27]. roan antelope's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441030[28]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 898270[29] and 625176[30].

Why It Matters

roan antelope has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [26] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [23] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  28. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 898270, 625176
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  2. 3d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'avk', 'bg', 'bm', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: viviparity"
  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+9.5'}
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