vicuña

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q167797
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vicuña

Summary

vicuña is a taxon[1]. vicuña ranks in the top 0.44% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,466 views/month, #863 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • vicuña's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • vicuña is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • vicuña's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • vicuña belongs to the parent taxon Vicugna[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, vicuña is Vicugna vicugna[7].
  • vicuña's Commons category is recorded as Vicugna vicugna[8].
  • vicuña's temporal range start is recorded as Pleistocene[9].
  • vicuña's Commons gallery is recorded as Vicugna vicugna[10].
  • vicuña's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • vicuña's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • vicuña's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • vicuña's original combination is recorded as Camelus vicugna[14].
  • vicuña's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[15].
  • vicuña's this taxon is source of is recorded as vicuña wool[16].
  • vicuña's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. vicugna'}[17].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vicuna'}[18].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vigogne'}[19].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vicugna'}[20].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vicuña'}[21].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ビクーニャ'}[22].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '비쿠냐'}[23].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'فكونة'}[24].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Вікунья'}[25].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Vicunya'}[26].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vikuňa'}[27].

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Classification

vicuña's scientific name is Vicugna vicugna[7]. vicuña is classified at the rank of species[4]. vicuña belongs to the parent taxon Vicugna[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vicuna'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vigogne'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vicugna'}[20], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vicuña'}[21], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ビクーニャ'}[22], and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '비쿠냐'}[23].

Identifiers

vicuña's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42236[28]. vicuña's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9843[29]. vicuña's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 309016[30]. vicuña's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220192[31]. vicuña's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625031[32].

Why It Matters

vicuña ranks in the top 0.44% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,466 views/month, #863 of 195,241).[2] vicuña has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] vicuña is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · PieterJanR · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'avk', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'c
    Gbif taxon id → 5220192
    Sitelink count → 77
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon name → Vicugna vicugna
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  3. 19w ago · ~2026-30707-02 · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon name → Vicugna vicugna
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P225]]: Six seven"
  4. 19w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Temporal range start → Pleistocene
    Taxon rank → species
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    Instance of → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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