water chevrotain

species of ruminant found in tropical Africa
Taxon taxon Q256572
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water chevrotain

Summary

water chevrotain is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (438 views/month, #1,565 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • water chevrotain's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • water chevrotain is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • water chevrotain's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • water chevrotain is classified within Hyemoschus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, water chevrotain is Hyemoschus aquaticus[7].
  • water chevrotain's Commons category is recorded as Hyemoschus aquaticus[8].
  • water chevrotain's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].
  • water chevrotain's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. aquaticus'}[10].
  • water chevrotain is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Water chevrotain'}[11].
  • water chevrotain is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Antilope Amizclero Enano de Agua'}[12].
  • water chevrotain is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chevrotain Aquatique'}[13].
  • water chevrotain is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Water Chevrotain'}[14].
  • water chevrotain is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wassermoschustier'}[15].
  • water chevrotain is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hirschferkel'}[16].
  • water chevrotain is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Afrikanisches Hirschferkel'}[17].
  • water chevrotain is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'trágulu acuáticu'}[18].
  • water chevrotain's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+7.5'}[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, water chevrotain is Hyemoschus aquaticus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Hyemoschus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Water chevrotain'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Antilope Amizclero Enano de Agua'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chevrotain Aquatique'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wassermoschustier'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hirschferkel'}[16], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Afrikanisches Hirschferkel'}[17].

Identifiers

water chevrotain's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42105[20]. water chevrotain's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 666915[21]. water chevrotain's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328337[22]. water chevrotain's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441230[23]. water chevrotain's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625032[24].

Why It Matters

water chevrotain ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (438 views/month, #1,565 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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