Musk beetle

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q389732
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Musk beetle

Summary

Musk beetle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (551 views/month, #1,614 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Musk beetle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Musk beetle is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Musk beetle belongs to the parent taxon Aromia[5].
  • Musk beetle's scientific name is Aromia moschata[6].
  • Musk beetle's Commons category is recorded as Aromia moschata[7].
  • Musk beetle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aromia moschata[8].
  • Musk beetle's Commons gallery is recorded as Aromia moschata[9].
  • Musk beetle's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Musk beetle's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • Musk beetle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. moschata'}[12].
  • Musk beetle is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Muskusboktor'}[13].
  • Musk beetle is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tesařík pižmový'}[14].
  • Musk beetle is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'muskusboktor, rozenboktor, rozenbok'}[15].
  • Musk beetle is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'aromie musquée'}[16].
  • Musk beetle is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'myskijäärä'}[17].
  • Musk beetle is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'moskusbukk'}[18].
  • Musk beetle is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'wonnica piżmówka'}[19].
  • Musk beetle's Status in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic is recorded as near threatened[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Musk beetle is Aromia moschata[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Aromia[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Muskusboktor'}[13], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tesařík pižmový'}[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'muskusboktor, rozenboktor, rozenbok'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'aromie musquée'}[16], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'myskijäärä'}[17], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'moskusbukk'}[18].

Identifiers

Musk beetle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 129385[21]. Musk beetle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1265417[22]. Musk beetle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 3426936[23]. Musk beetle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5001643[24].

Why It Matters

Musk beetle ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (551 views/month, #1,614 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre. Retrieved . artsdatabanken.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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