Oryzaephilus mercator

species of beetle
Taxon taxon Q2410490
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Oryzaephilus mercator

Summary

Oryzaephilus mercator is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oryzaephilus mercator's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Oryzaephilus mercator is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Oryzaephilus mercator is classified within Oryzaephilus[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Oryzaephilus mercator is Oryzaephilus mercator[6].
  • Oryzaephilus mercator's Commons category is recorded as Oryzaephilus mercator[7].
  • Oryzaephilus mercator's original combination is recorded as Silvanus mercator[8].
  • Oryzaephilus mercator is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Merchant Grain Beetle'}[9].
  • Oryzaephilus mercator is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kauppahärö'}[10].
  • Oryzaephilus mercator is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'sagtannet melbille'}[11].
  • Oryzaephilus mercator is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'merchant grain beetle'}[12].
  • Oryzaephilus mercator is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'merchant beetle'}[13].
  • Oryzaephilus mercator is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大眼锯谷盗'}[14].
  • Oryzaephilus mercator is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '商锯谷盗'}[15].
  • Oryzaephilus mercator is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '市场锯谷盗'}[16].
  • Oryzaephilus mercator's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[17].

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Classification

Oryzaephilus mercator's scientific name is Oryzaephilus mercator[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Oryzaephilus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Merchant Grain Beetle'}[9], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kauppahärö'}[10], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'sagtannet melbille'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'merchant beetle'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大眼锯谷盗'}[14], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '商锯谷盗'}[15].

Identifiers

Oryzaephilus mercator's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 210455[18]. Oryzaephilus mercator's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1580121[19]. Oryzaephilus mercator's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1175056[20]. Oryzaephilus mercator's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1043870[21]. Oryzaephilus mercator's ITIS TSN is recorded as 114312[22].

Why It Matters

Oryzaephilus mercator ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre. Retrieved . artsdatabanken.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Revision of the systematic status and update of Latin-English-Chinese catalogue of storage beetles. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Revision of the systematic status and update of Latin-English-Chinese catalogue of storage beetles. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Revision of the systematic status and update of Latin-English-Chinese catalogue of storage beetles. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Revision of the systematic status and update of Latin-English-Chinese catalogue of storage beetles. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Revision of the systematic status and update of Latin-English-Chinese catalogue of storage beetles. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank species
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Oryzaephilus
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