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Hydrochoerus

genus of mammals
Taxon taxon Q902454
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Hydrochoerus

Summary

Hydrochoerus is a taxon[1]. Hydrochoerus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Hydrochoerus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hydrochoerus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Hydrochoerus belongs to the parent taxon Hydrochoerinae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Hydrochoerus is Hydrochoerus[6].
  • Hydrochoerus's Commons category is recorded as Hydrochoerus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Hydrochoerus is Sus hydrochaeris[8].
  • Hydrochoerus began on -3600000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Hydrochoerus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hydrochoerus[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Hydrochoerus is Hydrochoerus[6]. Hydrochoerus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Hydrochoerus belongs to the parent taxon Hydrochoerinae[5]. The taxonomic type of Hydrochoerus is Sus hydrochaeris[8].

Identifiers

Hydrochoerus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 71855[11]. Hydrochoerus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10148[12]. Hydrochoerus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 42014[13]. Hydrochoerus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5429068[14]. Hydrochoerus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 825248[15].

Why It Matters

Hydrochoerus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Hydrochoerus is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Opinion 1894 Regnum Animale , Ed. 2 (M. J. Brisson, 1762): rejected for Nomenciatural Purposes, with the conservation of the Mammalian generic names Philander (Marsupialia), Pteropus (Chiroptera), Glis, Cuniculus and Hydrochoerus (Rodentia), Meles.... wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Schekinov Alexey Victorovich · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Hydrochoerinae
    Taxonomic type → Sus hydrochaeris
    Temporal range start → Q76259
    Described by source → Q19180675
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q19180675]]"
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