Russian Desman
species of mammal of genus Desmana in the family Talpidae
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Summary
Russian Desman is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,283 views/month, #1,535 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Critically Endangered[4]
- Parent taxon: Desmana[5]
- Taxon name: Desmana moschata[6]
- Commons category: Desmana moschata[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Desmana moschata[8]
- Commons gallery: Desmana moschata[9]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10]
- Original combination: Castor moschatus[11]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[12]
- Short name: D. moschata[13]
- Taxon common name: Russian Desman[14], Desman Ruso[15], Desman[16], Russischer Desman[17], Bisamrüssler[18], južnoruski dežman[19], južnoruski dezman[20], vihulj[21], pižmov rilčar[22], dežman[23], ruski vihulj[24]
- Gestation period: 45[25]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[26]
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Identifiers
Russian Desman's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47032[27]. Russian Desman's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 182682[28]. Russian Desman's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1178965[29]. Russian Desman's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436117[30]. Russian Desman's ITIS TSN is recorded as 633829[31].
Why It Matters
Russian Desman has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]