mule deer

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q338831
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mule deer

Summary

mule deer is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.46% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,965 views/month, #906 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • mule deer's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • mule deer is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • mule deer's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • mule deer belongs to the parent taxon Odocoileus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, mule deer is Odocoileus hemionus[7].
  • mule deer is a type of Cervidae[8].
  • mule deer's Commons category is recorded as Odocoileus hemionus[9].
  • mule deer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Odocoileus hemionus[10].
  • mule deer's Commons gallery is recorded as Odocoileus hemionus[11].
  • mule deer's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[12].
  • mule deer's this taxon is source of is recorded as mule deer meat[13].
  • mule deer's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. hemionus'}[14].
  • mule deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bura'}[15].
  • mule deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Venado Mulo(a)'}[16].
  • mule deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'black-tailed deer'}[17].
  • mule deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mule deer'}[18].
  • mule deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarzwedelhirsch'}[19].
  • mule deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Maultierhirsch'}[20].
  • mule deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الأَيِّل الآذَن'}[21].
  • mule deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الأَيِّل البغل'}[22].
  • mule deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الأَيِّل مبروم الذنب'}[23].
  • mule deer's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+205'}[24].
  • mule deer's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+22'}[25].
  • mule deer's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[26].
  • mule deer's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Odocoileus_hemionus[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, mule deer is Odocoileus hemionus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Odocoileus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bura'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Venado Mulo(a)'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'black-tailed deer'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarzwedelhirsch'}[19], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Maultierhirsch'}[20].

Identifiers

mule deer's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42220[28]. mule deer's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9872[29]. mule deer's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328651[30]. mule deer's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440974[31]. mule deer's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180698[32].

Why It Matters

mule deer ranks in the top 0.46% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,965 views/month, #906 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Authority File. 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] . 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] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Subclass of Cervidae
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
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