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waterbuck

species of African antelope
Taxon taxon Q623434
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waterbuck

Summary

waterbuck is a taxon[1]. waterbuck ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (679 views/month, #1,395 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • waterbuck's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • waterbuck is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • waterbuck's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • waterbuck belongs to the parent taxon Kobus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, waterbuck is Kobus ellipsiprymnus[7].
  • waterbuck is part of Q109062208[8].
  • waterbuck's Commons category is recorded as Kobus ellipsiprymnus[9].
  • waterbuck's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kobus ellipsiprymnus[10].
  • waterbuck's Commons gallery is recorded as Kobus ellipsiprymnus[11].
  • waterbuck's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • waterbuck's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • waterbuck's original combination is recorded as Antilope ellipsiprymnus[14].
  • waterbuck's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'K. ellipsiprymnus'}[15].
  • waterbuck is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Waterbuck'}[16].
  • waterbuck is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cobe onctueux'}[17].
  • waterbuck is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ellipsen Waterbuck'}[18].
  • waterbuck is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ellipsen-Wasserbock'}[19].
  • waterbuck is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wasserbock'}[20].
  • waterbuck is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hirschantilope'}[21].
  • waterbuck is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kob śniady'}[22].
  • waterbuck is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'antílope acuáticu'}[23].
  • waterbuck is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'elipsasta obvodna antilopa'}[24].
  • waterbuck's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+9.25'}[25].
  • waterbuck's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+30'}[26].
  • waterbuck's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, waterbuck is Kobus ellipsiprymnus[7]. waterbuck is classified at the rank of species[4]. waterbuck belongs to the parent taxon Kobus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Waterbuck'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cobe onctueux'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ellipsen Waterbuck'}[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ellipsen-Wasserbock'}[19], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wasserbock'}[20], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hirschantilope'}[21].

Identifiers

waterbuck's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42328[28]. waterbuck's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9962[29]. waterbuck's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328724[30]. waterbuck's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220160[31]. waterbuck's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183856[32].

Why It Matters

waterbuck ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (679 views/month, #1,395 of 195,241).[2] waterbuck has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] waterbuck is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+9.25'}
    Part of → Q109062208
    Parent taxon → Kobus
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