Lachesis muta

Summary

Lachesis muta is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (817 views/month, #1,360 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lachesis muta's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Lachesis muta is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Lachesis is named after Lachesis muta^[5].
• Lachesis muta's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[6].
• Lachesis muta belongs to the parent taxon Lachesis^[7].
• Lachesis muta's scientific name is Lachesis muta^[8].
• Lachesis muta's Commons category is recorded as Lachesis muta^[9].
• Lachesis muta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lachesis muta^[10].
• Lachesis muta's Commons gallery is recorded as Lachesis muta^[11].
• Lachesis muta's main food source is recorded as Rattus^[12].
• Lachesis muta's main food source is recorded as Mus^[13].
• Lachesis muta's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Lachesis muta's original combination is recorded as Crotalus mutus^[15].
• Lachesis muta's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. muta'}^[16].
• Lachesis muta's taxon range is recorded as Brazil^[17].
• Lachesis muta's taxon range is recorded as Belém^[18].

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Classification

Lachesis muta's scientific name is Lachesis muta^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Lachesis^[7].

Discovery and Description

Lachesis is named after Lachesis muta^[5].

Identifiers

Lachesis muta's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 73840^[19]. Lachesis muta's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8752^[20]. Lachesis muta's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 792740^[21]. Lachesis muta's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5221071^[22]. Lachesis muta's ITIS TSN is recorded as 209556^[23].

Why It Matters

Lachesis muta ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (817 views/month, #1,360 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]