western grey kangaroo

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q510022
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western grey kangaroo

Summary

western grey kangaroo is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (734 views/month, #1,440 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • western grey kangaroo's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • western grey kangaroo is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • western grey kangaroo's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • western grey kangaroo is classified within Macropus[6].
  • western grey kangaroo is endemic to Australia[7].
  • western grey kangaroo's scientific name is Macropus fuliginosus[8].
  • western grey kangaroo's Commons category is recorded as Macropus fuliginosus[9].
  • western grey kangaroo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Macropus fuliginosus[10].
  • western grey kangaroo's Commons gallery is recorded as Macropus fuliginosus[11].
  • western grey kangaroo's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. fuliginosus'}[12].
  • western grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western grey kangaroo'}[13].
  • western grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kangaroo Island Western Grey Kangaroo'}[14].
  • western grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Gray Kangaroo'}[15].
  • western grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Grey Kangaroo'}[16].
  • western grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Westliches Graues Riesenkänguru'}[17].
  • western grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'western grey kangaroo'}[18].
  • western grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'western grey giant kangaroo'}[19].
  • western grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'black-faced kangaroo'}[20].
  • western grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mallee kangaroo'}[21].
  • western grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sooty kangaroo'}[22].
  • western grey kangaroo is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'canguru buxu occidental'}[23].
  • western grey kangaroo's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+23.2'}[24].
  • western grey kangaroo's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[25].
  • western grey kangaroo's taxon author citation is recorded as (Desmarest, 1817)[26].
  • western grey kangaroo's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Macropus_fuliginosus[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, western grey kangaroo is Macropus fuliginosus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Macropus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western grey kangaroo'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kangaroo Island Western Grey Kangaroo'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Gray Kangaroo'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Westliches Graues Riesenkänguru'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'western grey giant kangaroo'}[19], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'black-faced kangaroo'}[20].

Distribution

western grey kangaroo is endemic to Australia[7].

Identifiers

western grey kangaroo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42881[28]. western grey kangaroo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9316[29]. western grey kangaroo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 351020[30]. western grey kangaroo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219965[31]. western grey kangaroo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552732[32].

Why It Matters

western grey kangaroo ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (734 views/month, #1,440 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . 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] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . DNA Zoo. 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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