chamois
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Summary
chamois is a taxon[1]. chamois ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,924 views/month, #1,227 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Animal of the Year[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
- Parent taxon: Rupicapra[6]
- Taxon name: Rupicapra rupicapra[7]
- Commons category: Rupicapra rupicapra[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rupicapra rupicapra[9]
- Commons gallery: Rupicapra rupicapra[10]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], The Encyclopedia Americana[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[14], Pauly–Wissowa[15]
- Original combination: Capra rupicapra[16]
- This taxon is source of: chamois leather[17], chamois meat[18]
- Short name: R. rupicapra[19]
- Taxon common name: Chamois[20], Gemse[21], شامواه[22], Qarapaça[23], Gams[24], Серна[25], Дива коза[26], Chamoez[27], Divokoza[28], Isard[29], Масар[30], kamzík horský[31], Gämse[32], Ĉamo[33]
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Identifiers
chamois's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34869[34]. chamois's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 331073[35]. chamois's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220170[36]. chamois's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625159[37].
Discovery and Description
Things named for chamois include Serna-class landing craft[38], a boat class[39] and Kamzík[40], a mountain[41], in Slovakia[42].
Why It Matters
chamois has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] chamois is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for chamois include Serna-class landing craft[38], a boat class[39] and Kamzík[40], a mountain[41], in Slovakia[42].
FAQs
What awards did chamois receive?
Honors received include Animal of the Year[3].