Trichosurus vulpecula

species of mammal endemic to Australia
Taxon taxon Q732477
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Trichosurus vulpecula

Summary

Trichosurus vulpecula is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (944 views/month, #989 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Trichosurus vulpecula's image is recorded as Brushtail Possum - AndrewMercer IMG40135.jpg[3].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's image is recorded as Common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) with joey Triabunna.jpg[4].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's audio is recorded as Brushtail Possum.flac[6].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's taxon rank is recorded as species[7].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[8].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's parent taxon is recorded as Trichosurus[9].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's taxon range map image is recorded as Common Brushtail Possum area.png[10].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's endemic to is recorded as Australia[11].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's taxon name is recorded as Trichosurus vulpecula[12].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's Commons category is recorded as Trichosurus vulpecula[13].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 40585[14].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01h87v[15].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9337[16].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552696[17].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 323856[18].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 231483[19].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440254[20].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Trichosurus vulpecula[21].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's Commons gallery is recorded as Trichosurus vulpecula[22].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's MSW ID is recorded as 11000089[23].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's original combination is recorded as Didelphis vulpecula[24].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as animal/brush-tailed-possum[25].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's taxon synonym is recorded as Didelphis vulpina[26].
  • Trichosurus vulpecula's taxon synonym is recorded as Didelphis tapouaru[27].

Why It Matters

Trichosurus vulpecula ranks in the top 0.51% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (944 views/month, #989 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Fossilworks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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