Aspergillus niger

species of fungus of the genus Aspergillus
Taxon taxon Q132014
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Aspergillus niger

Summary

Aspergillus niger is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.57% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,985 views/month, #1,112 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aspergillus niger's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Aspergillus niger is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Aspergillus niger is classified within Aspergillus[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Aspergillus niger is Aspergillus niger[6].
  • Aspergillus niger's Commons category is recorded as Aspergillus niger[7].
  • Aspergillus niger's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aspergillus niger[8].
  • Aspergillus niger's Commons gallery is recorded as Aspergillus niger[9].
  • Aspergillus niger's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. niger'}[10].
  • Aspergillus niger is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黑曲霉'}[11].
  • Aspergillus niger's taxon range is recorded as Tibetan Plateau[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Aspergillus niger is Aspergillus niger[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Aspergillus[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黑曲霉'}[11].

Identifiers

Aspergillus niger's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 350138[13]. Aspergillus niger's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 5061[14]. Aspergillus niger's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2920814[15]. Aspergillus niger's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3465658[16].

Why It Matters

Aspergillus niger ranks in the top 0.57% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,985 views/month, #1,112 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Relationship between culturable filamentous fungal diversity and environmental factors in Nam Co Lake. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Relationship between culturable filamentous fungal diversity and environmental factors in Nam Co Lake. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range Tibetan Plateau
    Topic's main category Category:Aspergillus niger
    Taxon rank species
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