subspecies

taxonomic rank subordinate to species.Subspecies differentiate closely related organisms within a single species
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subspecies

Summary

subspecies is a taxonomic rank[1]. subspecies draws 3,038 Wikipedia views per month (taxonomic_rank category, ranking #8 of 48).[2]

Key Facts

  • subspecies's instance of is recorded as taxonomic rank[3].
  • subspecies's instance of is recorded as rank in zoology[4].
  • subspecies's instance of is recorded as rank in botany[5].
  • subspecies is a type of part[6].
  • subspecies is a type of taxon[7].
  • subspecies is part of species[8].
  • subspecies's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Subspecies[9].
  • subspecies's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • subspecies's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • subspecies's different from is recorded as subgenus[12].
  • subspecies's different from is recorded as strain[13].
  • subspecies's different from is recorded as scientific name[14].
  • subspecies's different from is recorded as genetic variant[15].
  • subspecies's different from is recorded as isolate[16].
  • subspecies's different from is recorded as virus name[17].
  • subspecies's different from is recorded as genotype[18].
  • subspecies's different from is recorded as serotype[19].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include taxonomic rank[3], rank in zoology[4], and rank in botany[5]. Recorded subclass of include part[6] and taxon[7].

Use and Application

subspecies is part of species[8].

Why It Matters

subspecies draws 3,038 Wikipedia views per month (taxonomic_rank category, ranking #8 of 48).[2] subspecies has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] subspecies is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Maculosae tegmine lyncis · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category Subspecies
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: Subspecies"
  2. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Subspecies
    Part of species
    Different from subgenus, strain, scientific name +5
    Subclass of
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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