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 (2,654 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 Commons gallery is recorded as Vicugna vicugna[9].
  • vicuña's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • vicuña's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • vicuña's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • vicuña's original combination is recorded as Camelus vicugna[13].
  • vicuña's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[14].
  • vicuña's this taxon is source of is recorded as vicuña wool[15].
  • vicuña's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. vicugna'}[16].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vicuna'}[17].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vigogne'}[18].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vicugna'}[19].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vicuña'}[20].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ビクーニャ'}[21].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '비쿠냐'}[22].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'فكونة'}[23].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Вікунья'}[24].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Vicunya'}[25].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vikuňa'}[26].
  • vicuña is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Vikunja'}[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'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vigogne'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vicugna'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vicuña'}[20], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ビクーニャ'}[21], and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '비쿠냐'}[22].

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]. Recorded GBIF taxon ID include 5220192[31] and 9214214[32]. vicuña's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625031[33].

Why It Matters

vicuña ranks in the top 0.44% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,654 views/month, #863 of 195,241).[2] vicuña has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] vicuña is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [33] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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