Barn spider

species of arachnid
Taxon taxon Q1306991
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Barn spider

Summary

Barn spider is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (464 views/month, #1,453 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Barn spider's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Barn spider is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Barn spider belongs to the parent taxon Araneus[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Barn spider is Araneus cavaticus[6].
  • Barn spider's Commons category is recorded as Araneus cavaticus[7].
  • Barn spider's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Araneus cavaticus[8].
  • Barn spider's Commons gallery is recorded as Araneus cavaticus[9].
  • Barn spider's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. cavaticus'}[10].
  • Barn spider is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barn orb-weaver'}[11].
  • Barn spider's taxon range is recorded as Texas[12].

Body

Classification

Barn spider's scientific name is Araneus cavaticus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Araneus[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barn orb-weaver'}[11].

Identifiers

Barn spider's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 143959[13]. Barn spider's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2508589[14]. Barn spider's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1194138[15]. Barn spider's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2159817[16]. Barn spider's ITIS TSN is recorded as 851346[17].

Why It Matters

Barn spider ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (464 views/month, #1,453 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Araneus
    Instance of taxon
    Taxon range Texas
    Aliases
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007595389505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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