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White-headed langur

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Taxon taxon Q929055
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White-headed langur

Summary

White-headed langur is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month, #1,552 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • White-headed langur's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • White-headed langur is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • White-headed langur's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • White-headed langur is classified within Trachypithecus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, White-headed langur is Trachypithecus poliocephalus[7].
  • White-headed langur's Commons category is recorded as Trachypithecus poliocephalus[8].
  • White-headed langur's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. poliocephalus'}[9].
  • White-headed langur is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-headed langur'}[10].
  • White-headed langur is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cat Ba Langur'}[11].
  • White-headed langur is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Golden-headed Langur'}[12].
  • White-headed langur is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-headed Langur'}[13].
  • White-headed langur is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cat Ba Black Leaf Monkey'}[14].
  • White-headed langur is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Goldkopf-Schwarzlangur'}[15].
  • White-headed langur is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白头叶猴'}[16].
  • White-headed langur is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'fransvajev langur'}[17].
  • White-headed langur's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[18].

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Classification

White-headed langur's scientific name is Trachypithecus poliocephalus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Trachypithecus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cat Ba Langur'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Golden-headed Langur'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cat Ba Black Leaf Monkey'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Goldkopf-Schwarzlangur'}[15], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白头叶猴'}[16].

Identifiers

White-headed langur's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 879166[19]. White-headed langur's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 465719[20]. White-headed langur's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4453635[21]. White-headed langur's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7262019[22]. White-headed langur's ITIS TSN is recorded as 944702[23].

Why It Matters

White-headed langur ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month, #1,552 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Iucn conservation status → Critically Endangered
    Parent taxon → Trachypithecus
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