quagga

extinct subspecies of plains zebra
Taxon extinct_taxon Q45969
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quagga

Summary

quagga is an extinct taxon[1]. quagga ranks in the top 5% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,673 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • quagga's instance of is recorded as extinct taxon[3].
  • quagga is classified at the rank of subspecies[4].
  • quagga's IUCN conservation status is recorded as extinct species[5].
  • quagga belongs to the parent taxon Equus quagga[6].
  • quagga's location of discovery is recorded as South Africa[7].
  • quagga's scientific name is Equus quagga quagga[8].
  • quagga's Commons category is recorded as Equus quagga quagga[9].
  • quagga's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Equus quagga quagga[10].
  • quagga's Commons gallery is recorded as Equus quagga quagga[11].
  • quagga's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • quagga's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[13].
  • quagga's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • quagga's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[15].
  • quagga is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'quagga'}[16].
  • quagga is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kvaga'}[17].
  • quagga is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'quagga'}[18].
  • quagga's different from is recorded as Zebra kvaga[19].
  • quagga's different from is recorded as quokka[20].
  • quagga's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+257'}[21].
  • quagga's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+135'}[22].
  • quagga's extinction date is recorded as 1883[23].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, quagga is Equus quagga quagga[8]. quagga is classified at the rank of subspecies[4]. quagga belongs to the parent taxon Equus quagga[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'quagga'}[16], {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kvaga'}[17], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'quagga'}[18].

Identifiers

quagga's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 123564[24]. quagga's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 31999507[25]. quagga's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5787161[26]. quagga's ITIS TSN is recorded as 926245[27].

Discovery and Description

Things named for quagga include Quagga[28], a free software[29].

Why It Matters

quagga ranks in the top 5% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,673 views/month).[2] quagga has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] quagga is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for quagga include Quagga[28], a free software[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Taxon rank subspecies
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    Parent taxon Equus quagga
    Different from Zebra kvaga, quokka
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