Rousettus aegyptiacus

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q754983
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Rousettus aegyptiacus

Summary

Rousettus aegyptiacus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,060 views/month, #1,389 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rousettus aegyptiacus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus belongs to the parent taxon Rousettus[6].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus is classified within Rousettus[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Rousettus aegyptiacus is Rousettus aegyptiacus[8].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus's Commons category is recorded as Rousettus aegyptiacus[9].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rousettus aegyptiacus[10].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus's Commons gallery is recorded as Rousettus aegyptiacus[11].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus's original combination is recorded as Pteropus aegyptiacus[12].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus's original combination is recorded as Pteropus egyptiacus[13].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian fruit bat'}[14].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian Fruit Bat'}[15].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian Rousette'}[16].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nilflughund'}[17].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nil-Flughund'}[18].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'esperteyu fruxívoru exipciu'}[19].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'egipčanski leteči pes'}[20].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.577'}[21].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+22.9'}[22].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[23].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[24].
  • Rousettus aegyptiacus's diel cycle is recorded as crepuscular[25].

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Classification

Rousettus aegyptiacus's scientific name is Rousettus aegyptiacus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Rousettus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian fruit bat'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian Rousette'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nilflughund'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nil-Flughund'}[18], {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'esperteyu fruxívoru exipciu'}[19], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'egipčanski leteči pes'}[20].

Identifiers

Rousettus aegyptiacus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 75042[26]. Rousettus aegyptiacus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9407[27]. Rousettus aegyptiacus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2432953[28]. Rousettus aegyptiacus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632267[29].

Why It Matters

Rousettus aegyptiacus ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,060 views/month, #1,389 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . Allometry of Bat Wings and Legs and Comparison with Bird Wings. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Life history, ecology and longevity in bats. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Wingspan {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.577'}
    Parent taxon Rousettus, Rousettus
    Diel cycle nocturnal, crepuscular
    Instance of taxon
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