Taiwan Big-eared Bat

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q645348
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Taiwan Big-eared Bat

Summary

Taiwan Big-eared Bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat belongs to the parent taxon Plecotus[6].
  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat is endemic to People's Republic of China[7].
  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat is endemic to Taiwan Island[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Taiwan Big-eared Bat is Plecotus taivanus[9].
  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. taivanus'}[10].
  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Formosan Long-eared Bat'}[11].
  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Taiwan Big-eared Bat'}[12].
  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Taiwan Long-eared Bat'}[13].
  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Taiwan-Langohr'}[14].
  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Taiwan-Langohrfledermaus'}[15].
  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '臺灣長耳蝠'}[16].
  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '台湾长耳蝠'}[17].
  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '台湾大耳蝠'}[18].
  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat's habitat is recorded as forest[19].
  • Taiwan Big-eared Bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Taiwan Big-eared Bat is Plecotus taivanus[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Plecotus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Formosan Long-eared Bat'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Taiwan Long-eared Bat'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Taiwan-Langohr'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Taiwan-Langohrfledermaus'}[15], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '臺灣長耳蝠'}[16].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include People's Republic of China[7] and Taiwan Island[8].

Identifiers

Taiwan Big-eared Bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40417[21]. Taiwan Big-eared Bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 289434[22]. Taiwan Big-eared Bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218515[23]. Taiwan Big-eared Bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632263[24].

Why It Matters

Taiwan Big-eared Bat ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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] . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . 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. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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