Oryx
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Summary
Oryx is a taxon[1]. Oryx ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,598 views/month, #937 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Hippotraginae[4]
- Taxon name: Oryx[5]
- Commons category: Oryx[6]
- Taxonomic type: Antilope oryx Pallas, 1777[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Oryx[8]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9]
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Identifiers
Oryx's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42307[10]. Oryx's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9957[11]. Oryx's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 42713[12]. Oryx's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441123[13]. Oryx's ITIS TSN is recorded as 624989[14].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Oryx include Orix vehicles[15], a car brand[16], in Spain[17], founded in 1952[18], headquartered in Sants[19].
Why It Matters
Oryx has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Oryx is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]
Entities named for Oryx include Orix vehicles[15], a car brand[16], in Spain[17], founded in 1952[18], headquartered in Sants[19].