dugong
species of mammal
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Summary
dugong is a taxon[1]. dugong ranks in the top 0.13% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,769 views/month, #254 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[4]
- Parent taxon: Dugong[5]
- Taxon name: Dugong dugon[6]
- Commons category: Dugong dugon[7]
- Said to be the same as: tachash[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dugong dugon[9]
- Commons gallery: Dugong dugon[10]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12]
- Original combination: Trichechus dugon[13]
- Taxon synonym: Trichecus dugon[14], Trichechus dugong[15], Trichechus dugung[16]
- Heritage designation: Natural Monument of Japan[17]
- Short name: D. dugon[18]
- Taxon common name: Goweschwaunzseekua[19], Seeschweindel[20], Gabelschwanzseekuh[21], Seeschwein[22], Dugón[23], Dugongi[24], merilehmä[25], Dugongo[26], Diugoń[27], ดูหยง[28], นางเงือก[29], พะยูน[30], วัวทะเล[31], หมูดุด[32]
- Different from: dougong[33]
- Mass: 200 kg[34]
- Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/02074367-n[35]
- Habitat: sea[36]
- Longest observed lifespan: 73 years[37]
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Identifiers
dugong's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46311[38]. dugong's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 29137[39]. dugong's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559229[40]. dugong's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9729967[41]. dugong's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180679[42].
Why It Matters
dugong has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] dugong is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]