giant anteater

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q203033
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giant anteater

Summary

giant anteater is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • giant anteater's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • giant anteater is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • giant anteater's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • giant anteater belongs to the parent taxon Myrmecophaga[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, giant anteater is Myrmecophaga tridactyla[7].
  • giant anteater's Commons category is recorded as Myrmecophaga tridactyla[8].
  • giant anteater began on -5000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • giant anteater's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Myrmecophaga tridactyla[10].
  • giant anteater's Commons gallery is recorded as Myrmecophaga tridactyla[11].
  • giant anteater's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • giant anteater's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. tridactyla'}[13].
  • giant anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant anteater'}[14].
  • giant anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Hormiguero Gigante'}[15].
  • giant anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Oso Caballo'}[16].
  • giant anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Oso Hormiguero'}[17].
  • giant anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Oso Palmero'}[18].
  • giant anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Grand Fourmilier'}[19].
  • giant anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tamanoir'}[20].
  • giant anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant Anteater'}[21].
  • giant anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großer Ameisenbär'}[22].
  • giant anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'osu formigueru xigante'}[23].
  • giant anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'آكِلُ النَّمْلِ العِمْلاقُ'}[24].
  • giant anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دُبُّ النِّمْلِ'}[25].
  • giant anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'التَمَنْوَر الأعْرَف'}[26].
  • giant anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'البُرُومِيّ'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, giant anteater is Myrmecophaga tridactyla[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Myrmecophaga[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant anteater'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Hormiguero Gigante'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Oso Caballo'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Oso Hormiguero'}[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Oso Palmero'}[18], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Grand Fourmilier'}[19].

Identifiers

giant anteater's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47107[28]. giant anteater's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 71006[29]. giant anteater's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328523[30]. giant anteater's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436346[31]. giant anteater's ITIS TSN is recorded as 624911[32].

Why It Matters

giant anteater has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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