Plecotus

genus of mammals
Taxon taxon Q279869
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Plecotus

Summary

Plecotus is a taxon[1]. Plecotus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #1,625 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Plecotus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Plecotus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Plecotus is classified within Vespertilioninae[5].
  • Plecotus is classified within Plecotini[6].
  • Plecotus's scientific name is Plecotus[7].
  • Plecotus's Commons category is recorded as Plecotus[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Plecotus is Plecotus auritus[9].
  • Plecotus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Plecotus[10].

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Classification

Plecotus's scientific name is Plecotus[7]. Plecotus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Vespertilioninae[5] and Plecotini[6]. The taxonomic type of Plecotus is Plecotus auritus[9].

Identifiers

Plecotus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40414[11]. Plecotus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 27673[12]. Plecotus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 14759[13]. Plecotus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5428957[14]. Plecotus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180026[15].

Why It Matters

Plecotus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #1,625 of 195,241).[2] Plecotus has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Plecotus is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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