Most Popular Species
Ranked by Wikipedia monthly pageviews — the real-world attention signal across 8 languages.
100
Ranked
3,755,274
Total Monthly Views
1
axolotl
species of salamander
371,628
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2
Capybara
species of large semiaquatic rodent in the cavy family
346,799
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3
animal
kingdom of multicellular eukaryotic organisms
345,210
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4
lion
species of big cat
338,448
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5
Orcinus orca
species in the oceanic dolphin family
324,037
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6
dinosaur
clade of archosaurian reptiles (Archosauria)
297,435
views / year
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7
tiger
species of big cat
285,620
views / year
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8
Giant panda
species of mammal
284,654
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9
wolverine
largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae
269,308
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10
tardigrade
phylum of animals
267,556
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11
Neanderthal
extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago
259,858
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12
mammal
class of animals, mostly terrestrial tetrapods, some aquatic
259,589
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13
jaguar
species of big cat native to the Americas
253,641
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14
grey wolf
species of mammal
250,544
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15
Catha edulis
species of plant, commonly used by humans for its psychoactive effects
249,575
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16
cougar
species of mammal
247,106
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17
platypus
semi-aquatic egg-laying mammal endemic to Australia
245,883
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18
Komodo dragon
species of reptile
242,638
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19
bird
class of vertebrates characterized by wings, a feather-covered body and a beak
232,187
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20
raccoon
species of mammal native to North America
229,929
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21
horse
domesticated four-footed mammal from the equine family
229,064
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22
honey badger
species of mammal
228,049
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23
Tyrannosaurus
extinct genus of theropod dinosaurs
226,288
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24
Thylacine
Extinct species of carnivorous marsupial
221,898
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25
Amanita muscaria
species of fungus
215,960
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26
Ursus maritimus
species of bear native largely within the Arctic Circle
215,677
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27
squirrel
family of rodents
215,184
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28
Yersinia pestis
species of bacteria, cause of plague
213,015
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29
Felidae
family of mammals in the order of carnivorans
211,351
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30
Dodo
species of extinct bird
210,695
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31
sperm whale
largest species of toothed whale
209,445
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32
cheetah
species of mammal
207,447
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33
Ursus arctos
species of mammal
204,304
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34
Balaenoptera musculus
species of marine mammal, largest living animal in the world
204,219
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35
giant squid
species of decapod cephalopods
199,752
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36
Mitragyna speciosa
species of plants
197,288
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37
Cydonia oblonga
species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae
192,870
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38
silverfish
species of insect
192,025
views / year
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39
Panthera pardus
species of big cat
190,182
views / year
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40
Lycorma delicatula
species of insect
188,834
views / year
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41
chicken
domesticated bird (specifically a red junglefowl) kept by humans primarily as a food source
188,815
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42
Alces alces
species of mammal
188,231
views / year
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43
arthropod
phylum of animals
186,794
views / year
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44
Zoropsis spinimana
species of arachnid
186,587
views / year
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45
Greenland shark
species of shark
184,163
views / year
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46
koala
arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia
182,086
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47
coyote
species of canine
181,786
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48
Thelyphonida
clade of arachnids
179,011
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49
Red Panda
species of small mammal from the Ailuridae family, native to Eastern Himalayas and Southwest China
178,841
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50
Ginkgo biloba
species of ginkgo tree
177,846
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51
denisovan
extinct species of early humans (Homo)
177,479
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52
Ursidae
family of mammals
177,381
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53
Orangutan
genus of ape found in rainforests on the Southeast Asian islands of Sumatra and Borneo
176,460
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54
Macroglossum stellatarum
species of insect
175,579
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55
cattle
large, domesticated, cloven-hooved herbivores
174,524
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56
Nile hippopotamus
species of mammal (artiodactyl)
173,274
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57
Datura
genus of poisonous plants, potentially psychoactive
172,887
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58
great white shark
species of large lamniform shark
172,510
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59
potato
species of plant (for the food, use Q16587531)
171,983
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60
megalodon
extinct species of shark
169,774
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61
Octopoda
order of molluscs
168,648
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62
Ambrosia
genus of plants
167,609
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63
Gorilla
genus of large African apes
167,363
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64
Lycoris radiata
species of plant
167,249
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65
Myocastor coypus
semi-aquatic species of the spiny rat family
166,601
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66
elephant
large terrestrial mammals from Africa and Asia
166,359
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67
Aguacate
species of plant, use Q961769 for the fruit
164,731
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68
fish
vertebrate animal that lives in water and (typically) has gills
164,448
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69
Portuguese man o' war
species of cnidarian
164,197
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70
tomato
type of plant species with edible, often red, berry fruit
163,403
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71
rabbit
mammals of the family Leporidae
162,859
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72
shark
clade of predatory cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes)
162,731
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73
whale shark
species of fish
162,104
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74
Tasmanian devil
species of carnivorous marsupial from Australia
162,006
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75
cassava
species of plant native to South America cultivated for industrial and food uses
160,785
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76
penguin
family of birds in the order Sphenisciformes
160,719
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77
Passenger Pigeon
extinct species of North American pigeon, most abundant bird on Earth before extinction
159,727
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78
snow leopard
large felid native to the mountains of Central and South Asia
159,029
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79
binturong
species of mammal in the family Viverridae, native to South and Southeast Asia
158,373
views / year
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80
Mantodea
order of insects
157,507
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81
Homo
genus of mammals
157,175
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82
wild boar
omnivore species of mammal
157,098
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83
Crocodylus porosus
species of reptile
157,062
views / year
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84
maize
species of grass cultivated as a food crop
156,689
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85
Chiroptera
order of placental mammals (Placentalia)
156,440
views / year
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86
Peregrine Falcon
species of bird of prey
156,328
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87
Hyaenidae
family of mammals in the order Carnivora
156,168
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88
Shoebill
species of bird
155,943
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89
eukaryote
taxonomic group whose members have a cell nucleus enclosed within a nuclear envelope
155,404
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90
Helicobacter pylori
species of bacteria
155,239
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91
Mustelidae
family of mammals
154,177
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92
Asimina triloba
species of plant
153,832
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93
Ficus carica
species of plant
151,749
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94
narwhal
medium-sized toothed whale that lives year-round in the Arctic
150,637
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95
Chenopodium quinoa
species of plant
149,359
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96
fungi
organism belonging to kingdom Fungi
149,065
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97
Homo sapiens
species of mammal
148,179
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98
Cicadoidea
superfamily of insects
148,066
views / year
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99
Chordata
phylum of animals
147,954
views / year
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100
sweet potato
species of plant
146,861
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