Sarcophagidae

family of flies
Taxon taxon Q978302
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Sarcophagidae

Summary

Sarcophagidae is a taxon[1]. Sarcophagidae ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,966 views/month, #1,506 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sarcophagidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sarcophagidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Sarcophagidae is classified within Oestroidea[5].
  • Sarcophagidae belongs to the parent taxon Muscomorpha[6].
  • Sarcophagidae's scientific name is Sarcophagidae[7].
  • Sarcophagidae's Commons category is recorded as Sarcophagidae[8].
  • Sarcophagidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sarcophagidae[9].
  • Sarcophagidae's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Sarcophagidae's described by source is recorded as Checklist of Diptera of the Czech Republic and Slovakia[11].
  • Sarcophagidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Flesh Flies'}[12].
  • Sarcophagidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'kjøttfluer'}[13].
  • Sarcophagidae's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[14].

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Classification

Sarcophagidae's scientific name is Sarcophagidae[7]. Sarcophagidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Oestroidea[5] and Muscomorpha[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Flesh Flies'}[12] and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'kjøttfluer'}[13].

Identifiers

Sarcophagidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52910[15]. Sarcophagidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7381[16]. Sarcophagidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 9003[17]. Sarcophagidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9508[18]. Sarcophagidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 151815[19].

Why It Matters

Sarcophagidae ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,966 views/month, #1,506 of 195,241).[2] Sarcophagidae has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Sarcophagidae is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . Diurnal periodicity of flight by insects. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Oestroidea, Muscomorpha
    Diel cycle diurnality
    Instance of taxon
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