saola

Forest-dwelling bovine (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)
Taxon monotypic_taxon Q218792
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saola

Summary

saola is a monotypic taxon[1]. saola ranks in the top 0.31% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,022 views/month, #8 of 2,572).[2]

Key Facts

  • saola's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon[3].
  • saola is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • saola's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • saola is classified within Pseudoryx[6].
  • saola's scientific name is Pseudoryx nghetinhensis[7].
  • saola's Commons category is recorded as Pseudoryx nghetinhensis[8].
  • saola's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pseudoryx nghetinhensis[9].
  • saola's Commons gallery is recorded as Pseudoryx nghetinhensis[10].
  • saola is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Saola'}[11].
  • saola is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Saola'}[12].
  • saola is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Siola'}[13].
  • saola is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vu Quang Ox'}[14].
  • saola is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Vietnamesisches Waldrind'}[15].
  • saola is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Vu-Quang-Rind'}[16].
  • saola is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'saolà'}[17].
  • saola's subject has role is recorded as nomenclatural type of[18].
  • saola's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[19].

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Classification

saola's scientific name is Pseudoryx nghetinhensis[7]. saola is classified at the rank of species[4]. saola belongs to the parent taxon Pseudoryx[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Saola'}[11], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Saola'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Siola'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vu Quang Ox'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Vietnamesisches Waldrind'}[15], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Vu-Quang-Rind'}[16].

Identifiers

saola's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 74973[20]. saola's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 97363[21]. saola's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2925803[22]. saola's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4262655[23]. saola's ITIS TSN is recorded as 898229[24].

Discovery and Description

Things named for saola include Typhoon Saola[25], a typhoon[26].

Why It Matters

saola ranks in the top 0.31% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,022 views/month, #8 of 2,572).[2] saola has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] saola is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for saola include Typhoon Saola[25], a typhoon[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. 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. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . Species+. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . 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. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subject has role nomenclatural type of
    Iucn conservation status Critically Endangered
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of monotypic taxon
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