gerenuk
long-necked species of antelope
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Summary
gerenuk is a taxon[1]. gerenuk ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,798 views/month, #1,410 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Near Threatened[4]
- Parent taxon: Litocranius[5]
- Taxon name: Litocranius walleri[6]
- Commons category: Litocranius walleri[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Litocranius walleri[8]
- Commons gallery: Litocranius walleri[9]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10]
- Short name: L. walleri[11]
- Taxon common name: Gerenuk[12], Gazelle de Waller[13], Gazelle-Giraffe[14], Southern Gerenuk[15], Südliche Giraffengazelle[16], Südlicher Gerenuk[17], gerenuk długoszyi[18], gacela xirafa[19]
- Gestation period: 7 month[20]
- Longest observed lifespan: 17.3 years[21]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Litocranius_walleri[22]
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Identifiers
gerenuk's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42364[23]. gerenuk's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 69311[24]. gerenuk's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 129522[25]. gerenuk's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441093[26]. gerenuk's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625103[27].
Why It Matters
gerenuk has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] gerenuk is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]