Dodo

Summary

Dodo is an extinct taxon^[1]. Dodo ranks in the top 0.57% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,669 views/month, #1 of 175).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dodo's instance of is recorded as extinct taxon^[3].
• Dodo's instance of is recorded as taxon^[4].
• Dodo is classified at the rank of species^[5].
• Dodo's IUCN conservation status is recorded as extinct species^[6].
• Dodo is classified within Raphus^[7].
• Dodo is endemic to Mauritius Island^[8].
• Dodo's location of discovery is recorded as Mauritius Island^[9].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Dodo is Raphus cucullatus^[10].
• Dodo's Commons category is recorded as Raphus cucullatus^[11].
• Dodo's Unicode character is recorded as 🦤^[12].
• Dodo began on -23030000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Dodo ended on 1662^[14].
• Dodo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dodo^[15].
• Dodo's Commons gallery is recorded as Raphus cucullatus^[16].
• Dodo's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1598^[17].
• Dodo's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18].
• Dodo's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[19].
• Dodo's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Dodo's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[21].
• Dodo's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'R. cucullatus'}^[22].
• Dodo is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dodo'}^[23].
• Dodo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dodo'}^[24].
• Dodo is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Dodo'}^[25].
• Dodo is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'dodo'}^[26].
• Dodo is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'dronte mauricijský'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Dodo is Raphus cucullatus^[10]. Dodo is classified at the rank of species^[5]. Dodo belongs to the parent taxon Raphus^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dodo'}^[23], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dodo'}^[24], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Dodo'}^[25], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'dodo'}^[26], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'dronte mauricijský'}^[27], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'mauritiuse dront e. dodo'}^[28].

Distribution

Dodo is endemic to Mauritius Island^[8].

Identifiers

Dodo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 2713^[29]. Dodo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 187135^[30]. Dodo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1049951^[31]. Dodo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2496198^[32]. Dodo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 555609^[33].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Dodo include The Dodos^[34], a musical group^[35], founded in 2005^[36].

Why It Matters

Dodo ranks in the top 0.57% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,669 views/month, #1 of 175).^[2] Dodo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Dodo is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Dodo include The Dodos^[34], a musical group^[35], founded in 2005^[36].