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thorny devil

species of reptile
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thorny devil

Summary

thorny devil is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • thorny devil's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • thorny devil is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Moloch is named after thorny devil[5].
  • thorny devil's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • thorny devil belongs to the parent taxon Moloch[7].
  • thorny devil is endemic to Australia[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, thorny devil is Moloch horridus[9].
  • thorny devil's Commons category is recorded as Moloch horridus[10].
  • thorny devil comprises dew collector[11].
  • thorny devil's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Moloch horridus[12].
  • thorny devil's Commons gallery is recorded as Moloch horridus[13].
  • thorny devil's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[14].
  • thorny devil's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • thorny devil's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • thorny devil's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • thorny devil's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. horridus'}[18].
  • thorny devil is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thorny devil'}[19].
  • thorny devil is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'diañu espinosu'}[20].
  • thorny devil is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'trnasti hudič'}[21].
  • thorny devil is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dornteufel'}[22].
  • thorny devil's taxon author citation is recorded as Gray, 1841.0[23].
  • thorny devil's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[24].

Body

Classification

thorny devil's scientific name is Moloch horridus[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Moloch[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thorny devil'}[19], {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'diañu espinosu'}[20], {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'trnasti hudič'}[21], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dornteufel'}[22].

Discovery and Description

Moloch is named after thorny devil[5].

Distribution

thorny devil is endemic to Australia[8].

Identifiers

thorny devil's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 31519[25]. thorny devil's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 52198[26]. thorny devil's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2466435[27]. thorny devil's ITIS TSN is recorded as 1055593[28].

Why It Matters

thorny devil has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Australia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Reptile Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Reptile Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Reptile Database. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [28] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [27] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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