Saiga
species of mammal
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Summary
Saiga is a taxon[1]. Saiga ranks in the top 0.46% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,509 views/month, #898 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Near Threatened[4]
- Parent taxon: Saiga[5]
- Taxon name: Saiga tatarica[6]
- Commons category: Saiga tatarica[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saiga tatarica[8]
- Commons gallery: Saiga tatarica[9]
- Described by source: Saiga tatarica[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11]
- Original combination: Capra tatarica[12]
- Taxon synonym: Ibex imberbis[13], Capra tatarica[14], Antilope saiga[15], Antilope scythica[16], Capra sayga[17], Carra sayga[18], Cemas colus[19], Gemas colus[20], Saiga scythica[21], Capra saiga Gmelin, 1770[22]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[23]
- This taxon is source of: saiga antelepe horn[24]
- Short name: S. tatarica[25]
- Taxon common name: Saiga[26], Saiga Antelope[27], Altnaza antilopo[28], Antilope saiga Tátaro[29], サイガ[30], กุย[31], Sayga[32], Сайгак[33], 高鼻羚羊[34], Antílope Saiga[35], Saïga[36], Mongolian Saiga[37], Western Saiga[38], Western Saiga Antelope[39]
- Habitat: grassland[40]
- Gestation period: 139 day[41]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[42]
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Identifiers
Saiga's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42378[43]. Saiga's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34875[44]. Saiga's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1038782[45]. Saiga's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441067[46]. Saiga's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625120[47].
Why It Matters
Saiga has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Saiga is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]