platypus
semi-aquatic egg-laying mammal endemic to Australia
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Summary
platypus is a taxon[1]. platypus ranks in the top 0.0097% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45,691 views/month, #19 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Near Threatened[4]
- Parent taxon: Ornithorhynchus[5]
- Endemic to: Australia[6]
- Taxon name: Ornithorhynchus anatinus[7]
- Commons category: Ornithorhynchus anatinus[8]
- Start time: -9000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9]
- Commons gallery: Ornithorhynchus anatinus[10]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13]
- Original combination: Platypus anatinus[14]
- Has characteristic: biofluorescence[15], oviparity[16]
- This taxon is source of: platypus venom[17]
- Short name: O. anatinus[18]
- Taxon common name: Platypus[19], خُلد الماء[20], Птицечовка[21], Næbdyr[22], Schnabeltier[23], Duck-billed platypus[24], Ornitorrinco[25], Nokkloom[26], Ornitorünhus[27], Vesinokkaeläin[28], Ornithorynque[29], ברווזן[30], Breiðnefur[31], Ornitorinco[32]
- Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/01873310-n[33], http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/101876055-n[34]
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Identifiers
platypus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43236[35]. platypus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9258[36]. platypus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 323858[37]. platypus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433376[38]. platypus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552524[39].
Why It Matters
platypus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] platypus is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]