adder

species of snake belonging to the viper family (Viperidae)
Taxon taxon Q192056
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adder

Summary

adder is a taxon[1]. adder ranks in the top 0.1% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,602 views/month, #198 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • adder received the reptile/amphibian of the year[3].
  • adder's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • adder is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • adder's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • adder belongs to the parent taxon vipers[7].
  • adder's scientific name is Vipera berus[8].
  • adder's Commons category is recorded as Vipera berus[9].
  • adder's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vipera berus[10].
  • adder's Commons gallery is recorded as Vipera berus[11].
  • adder's main food source is recorded as house mouse[12].
  • adder's main food source is recorded as Rattus[13].
  • adder's main food source is recorded as vole[14].
  • adder's main food source is recorded as Soricidae[15].
  • adder's main food source is recorded as Anguis fragilis[16].
  • adder's main food source is recorded as weasel[17].
  • adder's main food source is recorded as mole[18].
  • adder's main food source is recorded as Anura[19].
  • adder's main food source is recorded as newt[20].
  • adder's main food source is recorded as Caudata[21].
  • adder's main food source is recorded as egg[22].
  • adder's main food source is recorded as bird[23].
  • adder's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
  • adder's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[25].
  • adder's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[26].
  • adder's original combination is recorded as Coluber berus[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, adder is Vipera berus[8]. adder is classified at the rank of species[5]. adder belongs to the parent taxon vipers[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Adder'}[28], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kyy'}[29], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'zmije obecná'}[30], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'adder'}[31], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'vipère péliade'}[32], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kreuzotter'}[33].

Identifiers

adder's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 81521[34]. adder's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 31155[35]. adder's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 51380266[36]. adder's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5960862[37]. adder's ITIS TSN is recorded as 634988[38].

Why It Matters

adder ranks in the top 0.1% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,602 views/month, #198 of 195,241).[2] adder has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] adder is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did adder receive?

Honors received include reptile/amphibian of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [35] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [38] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [36] . wikidata.org.
  11. [37] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [20] . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [23] . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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