Elephantulus edwardii

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q643527
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Summary

Elephantulus edwardii is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month, #1,619 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Elephantulus[5]
  • Endemic to: South Africa[6]
  • Taxon name: Elephantulus edwardii[7]
  • Commons category: Elephantulus edwardii[8]
  • Is pollinator of: Whiteheadia bifolia[9]
  • Short name: E. edwardii[10]
  • Taxon common name: Cape Rock Elephant-shrew[11], Cape Rock Sengi[12], Cape Elephant Shrew[13], Kap-Elefantenspitzmaus[14], Kaapse Klipklaasneus[15]
  • Taxon author citation: (A. Smith, 1839)[16]

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Identifiers

Elephantulus edwardii's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43215[17]. Elephantulus edwardii's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 28737[18]. Elephantulus edwardii's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 326386[19]. Elephantulus edwardii's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440847[20]. Elephantulus edwardii's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584913[21].

Why It Matters

Elephantulus edwardii has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Rebot bot · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Inaturalist taxon id → 43215
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
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