redback spider

species of arachnid
Taxon taxon Q82544
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redback spider

Summary

redback spider is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,313 views/month, #269 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • redback spider's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • redback spider is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • redback spider belongs to the parent taxon Latrodectus[5].
  • redback spider is endemic to Australian continent[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, redback spider is Latrodectus hasselti[7].
  • redback spider's Commons category is recorded as Latrodectus hasselti[8].
  • redback spider's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Latrodectus hasselti[9].
  • redback spider's Commons gallery is recorded as Latrodectus hasselti[10].
  • redback spider's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. hasselti'}[11].
  • redback spider is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Redback spider'}[12].
  • redback spider is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '赤背寡婦蛛'}[13].
  • redback spider is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '印度赤背蜘蛛'}[14].
  • redback spider is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '赤背蛛'}[15].
  • redback spider is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Roodrugspin'}[16].
  • redback spider is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Redback'}[17].
  • redback spider is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'redback spider'}[18].
  • redback spider is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'jockey spider'}[19].
  • redback spider is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'rdečehrbti pajek'}[20].
  • redback spider's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[21].
  • redback spider's taxon author citation is recorded as Thorell, 1870[22].
  • redback spider's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as introduced and naturalised[23].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, redback spider is Latrodectus hasselti[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Latrodectus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Redback spider'}[12], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '赤背寡婦蛛'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '印度赤背蜘蛛'}[14], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '赤背蛛'}[15], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Roodrugspin'}[16], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Redback'}[17].

Distribution

redback spider is endemic to Australian continent[6].

Identifiers

redback spider's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 146765[24]. redback spider's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 256736[25]. redback spider's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1187514[26]. redback spider's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2157928[27]. redback spider's ITIS TSN is recorded as 859131[28].

Why It Matters

redback spider ranks in the top 0.14% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,313 views/month, #269 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [25] . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [27] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . thoughtco.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . biomedicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved . biomedicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . biodiversity.org.au. biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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