Araneus

genus of spiders in the family Araneidae
Taxon taxon Q1413947
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Araneus

Summary

Araneus is a taxon[1]. Araneus ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (526 views/month, #1,558 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Araneus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Araneus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Arachne is named after Araneus[5].
  • Araneus is classified within Araneini[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Araneus is Araneus[7].
  • Araneus's Commons category is recorded as Araneus[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Araneus is Araneus angulatus[9].
  • Araneus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Araneus[10].
  • Araneus's Commons gallery is recorded as Araneus[11].
  • Araneus's taxon synonym is recorded as Epeira[12].
  • Araneus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kreuzspinnen'}[13].
  • Araneus is commonly known as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Krosskónguló'}[14].
  • Araneus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '왕거미속'}[15].
  • Araneus is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Kryžiuotis'}[16].
  • Araneus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Крестовики'}[17].
  • Araneus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オニグモ属'}[18].
  • Araneus's taxon author citation is recorded as Clerck, 1757[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Araneus is Araneus[7]. Araneus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Araneus belongs to the parent taxon Araneini[6]. The taxonomic type of Araneus is Araneus angulatus[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kreuzspinnen'}[13], {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Krosskónguló'}[14], {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '왕거미속'}[15], {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Kryžiuotis'}[16], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Крестовики'}[17], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オニグモ属'}[18].

Discovery and Description

Arachne is named after Araneus[5].

Identifiers

Araneus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52629[20]. Araneus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 29012[21]. Araneus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 89195[22]. Araneus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2159718[23]. Araneus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 847901[24].

Why It Matters

Araneus ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (526 views/month, #1,558 of 195,241).[2] Araneus has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Araneus is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . nmnhs.com. nmnhs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . biodiversity.org.au. biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type Araneus angulatus
    Parent taxon Araneini
    Instance of taxon
    Aliases
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