Black mamba
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Summary
Black mamba is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.11% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,972 views/month, #213 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Mamba[5]
- Taxon name: Dendroaspis polylepis[6]
- Commons category: Dendroaspis polylepis[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dendroaspis polylepis[8]
- Commons gallery: Dendroaspis polylepis[9]
- Short name: D. polylepis[10]
- Taxon common name: Black mamba[11], Swartmamba[12], mamba prieta[13], mamba negra[14]
- Different from: Black Mamba[15]
- Diel cycle: diurnality[16]
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Identifiers
Black mamba's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 30405[17]. Black mamba's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8624[18]. Black mamba's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 795080[19]. Black mamba's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2469875[20]. Black mamba's ITIS TSN is recorded as 700483[21].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Black mamba include Black Mamba[22], an inverted roller coaster[23], in Germany[24] and Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit[25], an organization[26], in South Africa[27], founded in 2013[28].
Why It Matters
Black mamba has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for it include Black Mamba[22], an inverted roller coaster[23], in Germany[24] and Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit[25], an organization[26], in South Africa[27], founded in 2013[28].