straw-coloured fruit bat

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q33108
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straw-coloured fruit bat

Summary

straw-coloured fruit bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (263 views/month, #1,585 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • straw-coloured fruit bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat belongs to the parent taxon Eidolon[6].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat's scientific name is Eidolon helvum[7].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat's Commons category is recorded as Eidolon helvum[8].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eidolon helvum[9].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat's Commons gallery is recorded as Eidolon helvum[10].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Straw-coloured fruit bat'}[11].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Straw-coloured Fruit-bat'}[12].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pale Xantharpy'}[13].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Staw-coloured Flying Fox'}[14].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Straw-coloured Fruit Bat'}[15].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Straw-colored Fruit Bat'}[16].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Afrikanischer Palmenflughund'}[17].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.777'}[18].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+21.8'}[19].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Eidolon_helvum[20].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[21].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[22].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat's diel cycle is recorded as crepuscular[23].
  • straw-coloured fruit bat's taxon range is recorded as Uganda[24].

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Classification

straw-coloured fruit bat's scientific name is Eidolon helvum[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Eidolon[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Straw-coloured fruit bat'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Straw-coloured Fruit-bat'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pale Xantharpy'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Staw-coloured Flying Fox'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Straw-colored Fruit Bat'}[16], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Afrikanischer Palmenflughund'}[17].

Identifiers

straw-coloured fruit bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40827[25]. straw-coloured fruit bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 77214[26]. straw-coloured fruit bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327335[27]. straw-coloured fruit bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2432851[28]. straw-coloured fruit bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 631569[29].

Why It Matters

straw-coloured fruit bat ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (263 views/month, #1,585 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 13 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] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Allometry of Bat Wings and Legs and Comparison with Bird Wings. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . Eidolon helvum. wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Retrieved . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Provenance: 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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