Tetracerus quadricornis

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q273580
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Summary

Tetracerus quadricornis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (742 views/month, #1,559 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[4]
  • Parent taxon: Tetracerus[5]
  • Taxon name: Tetracerus quadricornis[6]
  • Commons category: Tetracerus quadricornis[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Tetracerus quadricornis[8]
  • Commons gallery: Tetracerus quadricornis[9]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10]
  • Short name: T. quadricornis[11]
  • Taxon common name: Chousingha[12], Antílope de Cuatro Cuernos[13], Antilope à Quatre Cornes[14], Tétracère[15], Four-horned Antelope[16], Chowsingha[17], Vierhornantilope[18], antilope quadricorne[19]
  • Mass: 0.92 kg[20]
  • Gestation period: 7.75 month[21]
  • Longest observed lifespan: 17.4 years[22]
  • Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule: Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[23]
  • CITES Appendix: Appendix III of CITES[24]
  • Litter size: 1.6[25]

Body

Identifiers

Tetracerus quadricornis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42386[26]. Tetracerus quadricornis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 73823[27]. Tetracerus quadricornis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1038785[28]. Tetracerus quadricornis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441199[29]. Tetracerus quadricornis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625127[30].

Why It Matters

Tetracerus quadricornis has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [27] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . ARKive. 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Tetracerus quadricornis (Artiodactyla: Bovidae). wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . India Schedule Species Database. wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . Tetracerus quadricornis (Artiodactyla: Bovidae). 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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