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sitatunga

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q234597
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sitatunga

Summary

sitatunga is a taxon[1]. sitatunga ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (569 views/month, #1,469 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • sitatunga's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • sitatunga is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • sitatunga's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • sitatunga belongs to the parent taxon Tragelaphus[6].
  • sitatunga's scientific name is Tragelaphus spekii[7].
  • sitatunga's Commons category is recorded as Tragelaphus spekii[8].
  • sitatunga's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tragelaphus spekii[9].
  • sitatunga's Commons gallery is recorded as Tragelaphus spekii[10].
  • sitatunga's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • sitatunga's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. spekii'}[12].
  • sitatunga is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sitatunga'}[13].
  • sitatunga is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Guib d'Eau"}[14].
  • sitatunga is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sitatunga'}[15].
  • sitatunga is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Marshbuck'}[16].
  • sitatunga is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lake Victoria Sitatunga'}[17].
  • sitatunga is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ostafrikanische Sitatunga'}[18].
  • sitatunga is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Sumpfantilope'}[19].
  • sitatunga is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wasserkudu'}[20].
  • sitatunga is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'sitatunga'}[21].
  • sitatunga is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'sitatunga'}[22].
  • sitatunga's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+8'}[23].
  • sitatunga's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+22.6'}[24].
  • sitatunga's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[25].

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Classification

sitatunga's scientific name is Tragelaphus spekii[7]. sitatunga is classified at the rank of species[4]. sitatunga is classified within Tragelaphus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sitatunga'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Guib d'Eau"}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sitatunga'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Marshbuck'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lake Victoria Sitatunga'}[17], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ostafrikanische Sitatunga'}[18].

Identifiers

sitatunga's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42338[26]. sitatunga's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 69298[27]. sitatunga's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1038791[28]. sitatunga's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220179[29]. sitatunga's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625133[30].

Why It Matters

sitatunga ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (569 views/month, #1,469 of 195,241).[2] sitatunga has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] sitatunga is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [27] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . 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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