Western Yellow Bat

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q606219
Western Yellow Bat
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Summary

Western Yellow Bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Western Yellow Bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Western Yellow Bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Western Yellow Bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Western Yellow Bat belongs to the parent taxon Dasypterus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Western Yellow Bat is Lasiurus xanthinus[7].
  • Western Yellow Bat's Commons category is recorded as Lasiurus xanthinus[8].
  • Western Yellow Bat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. xanthinus'}[9].
  • Western Yellow Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Yellow Bat'}[10].
  • Western Yellow Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Westliche Gelbfledermaus'}[11].
  • Western Yellow Bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[12].

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Classification

Western Yellow Bat's scientific name is Lasiurus xanthinus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Dasypterus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[10] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Westliche Gelbfledermaus'}[11].

Identifiers

Western Yellow Bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 74476[13]. Western Yellow Bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 72131[14]. Western Yellow Bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 11019646[15]. Western Yellow Bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218541[16]. Western Yellow Bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552502[17].

Why It Matters

Western Yellow Bat ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). 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] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diel cycle → nocturnal
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Dasypterus
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