Apis

genus of insects
Taxon taxon Q102857
Apis
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Apis

Summary

Apis is a taxon[1]. Apis ranks in the top 0.16% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,582 views/month, #308 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Apis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Apis is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Apis belongs to the parent taxon Apini[5].
  • Apis's scientific name is Apis[6].
  • Apis is a type of Pterygota[7].
  • Apis's Commons category is recorded as Apis (insect)[8].
  • Apis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Apis (genus)[9].
  • Apis's Commons gallery is recorded as Apis (insect)[10].
  • Apis's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • Apis's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[12].
  • Apis's this taxon is source of is recorded as honey[13].
  • Apis's this taxon is source of is recorded as apitoxin[14].
  • Apis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ak', 'text': 'Wowa'}[15].
  • Apis is commonly known as {'lang': 'as', 'text': 'মৌমাখি'}[16].
  • Apis is commonly known as {'lang': 'bar', 'text': 'Hénigimp'}[17].
  • Apis is commonly known as {'lang': 'bar', 'text': 'Hónégimp'}[18].
  • Apis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Abella'}[19].
  • Apis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Honigbiene'}[20].
  • Apis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'honey bees'}[21].
  • Apis is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Abeja'}[22].
  • Apis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ミツバチ属'}[23].
  • Apis is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Abelha'}[24].
  • Apis is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Bal arısı'}[25].
  • Apis is commonly known as {'lang': 'vec', 'text': 'Ava/Ave/Ae'}[26].
  • Apis is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'honningbier'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Apis is Apis[6]. Apis is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Apis is classified within Apini[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ak', 'text': 'Wowa'}[15], {'lang': 'as', 'text': 'মৌমাখি'}[16], {'lang': 'bar', 'text': 'Hénigimp'}[17], {'lang': 'bar', 'text': 'Hónégimp'}[18], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Abella'}[19], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Honigbiene'}[20].

Identifiers

Apis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47220[28]. Apis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7459[29]. Apis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 104135[30]. Apis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1334757[31]. Apis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 154395[32].

Why It Matters

Apis ranks in the top 0.16% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,582 views/month, #308 of 195,241).[2] Apis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Apis is known by 44 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] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . 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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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank genus
    Parent taxon Apini
    Topic's main category Category:Apis (genus)
    This taxon is source of honey, apitoxin
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007565314505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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