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Kangaroo Island dunnart

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Taxon taxon Q134083
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Kangaroo Island dunnart

Summary

Kangaroo Island dunnart is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month, #1,589 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kangaroo Island dunnart's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Kangaroo Island dunnart is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Peter F. Aitken is named after Kangaroo Island dunnart[5].
  • Kangaroo Island dunnart belongs to the parent taxon Dunnart[6].
  • Kangaroo Island dunnart is endemic to Australia[7].
  • Kangaroo Island dunnart's scientific name is Sminthopsis aitkeni[8].
  • Kangaroo Island dunnart's Commons category is recorded as Sminthopsis aitkeni[9].
  • Kangaroo Island dunnart's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. aitkeni'}[10].
  • Kangaroo Island dunnart is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Souris Marsupiale De L´île Kangourou'}[11].
  • Kangaroo Island dunnart is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kangaroo Island Dunnart'}[12].
  • Kangaroo Island dunnart is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Känguru-Insel-Schmalfuß-Beutelmaus'}[13].
  • Kangaroo Island dunnart is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Känguru-Insel-Schmalfußbeutelmaus'}[14].
  • Kangaroo Island dunnart's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+12'}[15].
  • Kangaroo Island dunnart's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[16].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Kangaroo Island dunnart is Sminthopsis aitkeni[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Dunnart[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Souris Marsupiale De L´île Kangourou'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kangaroo Island Dunnart'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Känguru-Insel-Schmalfuß-Beutelmaus'}[13], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Känguru-Insel-Schmalfußbeutelmaus'}[14].

Discovery and Description

Peter F. Aitken is named after Kangaroo Island dunnart[5].

Distribution

Kangaroo Island dunnart is endemic to Australia[7].

Identifiers

Kangaroo Island dunnart's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40209[17]. Kangaroo Island dunnart's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 75753[18]. Kangaroo Island dunnart's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 323749[19]. Kangaroo Island dunnart's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435398[20]. Kangaroo Island dunnart's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552634[21].

Why It Matters

Kangaroo Island dunnart ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month, #1,589 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Australia Saint-Remèze

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Species Profile and Threats Database. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . 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. 14d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Endemic to → Australia
    Parent taxon → Dunnart
    Instance of → taxon
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q120446]]"
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