Trichechus

genus of mammals
Taxon taxon Q42797
Trichechus
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Trichechus

Summary

Trichechus is a taxon[1]. Trichechus ranks in the top 0.13% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,182 views/month, #262 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Trichechus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Trichechus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Trichechus belongs to the parent taxon Trichechidae[5].
  • Trichechus's scientific name is Trichechus[6].
  • Trichechus's Commons category is recorded as Trichechus[7].
  • Trichechus began on -2500000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Trichechus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Trichechus[9].
  • Trichechus's Commons gallery is recorded as Trichechus[10].
  • Trichechus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • Trichechus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Trichechus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • Trichechus's taxon synonym is recorded as Manatus[14].
  • Trichechus's this taxon is source of is recorded as manatee skin[15].
  • Trichechus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'lamantin'}[16].

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Classification

Trichechus's scientific name is Trichechus[6]. Trichechus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Trichechus belongs to the parent taxon Trichechidae[5]. Trichechus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'lamantin'}[16].

Identifiers

Trichechus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46315[17]. Trichechus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9776[18]. Trichechus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559221[19]. Trichechus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435291[20]. Trichechus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180683[21].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Trichechus include Opération Lamantin[22], a military operation[23].

Why It Matters

Trichechus ranks in the top 0.13% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,182 views/month, #262 of 195,241).[2] Trichechus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Trichechus is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Entities named for Trichechus include Opération Lamantin[22], a military operation[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 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. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank genus
    Described by source Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Parent taxon Trichechidae
    This taxon is source of manatee skin
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||jbo, ka, avk */ Add 3 multilingual descriptions extracted from Wikipedia article first sentences (universal multilingual maintenance — Q-walker v2.1)."
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