Dodo
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Summary
Dodo is an extinct taxon[1]. Dodo ranks in the top 0.57% of extinct taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45,695 views/month, #1 of 175).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: extinct species[4]
- Parent taxon: Raphus[5]
- Endemic to: Mauritius Island[6]
- Location of discovery: Mauritius Island[7]
- Taxon name: Raphus cucullatus[8]
- Commons category: Raphus cucullatus[9]
- Unicode character: 🦤[10]
- Start time: -23030000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11]
- End time: 1662[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dodo[13]
- Commons gallery: Raphus cucullatus[14]
- Time of earliest written record: 1598[15]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], The New Student's Reference Work[19]
- Short name: R. cucullatus[20]
- Taxon common name: Dodo[21], dronte mauricijský[22], mauritiuse dront e. dodo[23], Dronte[24], додо[25], ドードー[26], mauritiuksendodo[27], dodó[28], (dront) dodo[29], dront nelietavý[30], dront[31], Dronte de Maurice[32], dodô[33], drontas[34]
- Different from: Dudu[35]
- Height: 1 m[36]
- Mass: 10.2 kg[37]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q12715458[38]
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Identifiers
Dodo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 2713[39]. Dodo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 187135[40]. Dodo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1049951[41]. Dodo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2496198[42]. Dodo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 555609[43].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Dodo include The Dodos[44], a musical group[45], founded in 2005[46].
Why It Matters
Dodo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Dodo is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Dodo include The Dodos[44], a musical group[45], founded in 2005[46].