Wikispecies

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Wikispecies

Summary

Wikispecies is a Wikimedia content project[1]. Wikispecies has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Wikispecies authored Wikimedian[3].
  • Wikispecies authored Jimmy Wales[4].
  • Wikispecies's instance of is recorded as Wikimedia content project[5].
  • Wikispecies's instance of is recorded as wiki with script conversion[6].
  • Wikispecies's instance of is recorded as mobile app[7].
  • Wikispecies's instance of is recorded as data set[8].
  • Wikispecies's instance of is recorded as Wikimedia multilingual project[9].
  • Wikispecies's founder is recorded as Benedikt Mandl[10].
  • Wikispecies's founder is recorded as Jimmy Wales[11].
  • Wikispecies's founder is recorded as Wikimedia Foundation[12].
  • Wikispecies is owned by Wikimedia Foundation[13].
  • Wikispecies is operated by Wikimedia Foundation[14].
  • Wikispecies's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported[15].
  • The location of Wikispecies was Miami[16].
  • Wikispecies's Commons category is recorded as Wikispecies[17].
  • Wikispecies's platform is recorded as Android[18].
  • Wikispecies's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[19].
  • Wikispecies's software engine is recorded as Q83[20].
  • Wikispecies was distributed by digital download[21].
  • Wikispecies's input device is recorded as touchscreen[22].
  • September 14, 2004 marks the founding of Wikispecies[23].
  • Wikispecies's distributed by is recorded as Google Play[24].
  • Wikispecies's official website is recorded as https://species.wikimedia.org/[25].
  • Wikispecies's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wikispecies[26].
  • Wikispecies's main subject is systematics[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Wikimedia content project[5], wiki with script conversion[6], mobile app[7], data set[8], and Wikimedia multilingual project[9].

Origins

Founders include Benedikt Mandl[10], Jimmy Wales[11], and Wikimedia Foundation[12]. September 14, 2004 marks the founding of Wikispecies[23].

Why It Matters

Wikispecies has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Wikispecies is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . foundation.wikimedia.org. Retrieved . foundation.wikimedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . foundation.wikimedia.org. Retrieved . foundation.wikimedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . foundation.wikimedia.org. Retrieved . foundation.wikimedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . foundation.wikimedia.org. Retrieved . foundation.wikimedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Wikispecies. Retrieved . species.wikimedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . MediaWiki.org. Retrieved . mediawiki.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alternativeto software id wikispecies
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9618]]: wikispecies, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/162234856|Wikispecies (#162234856)]] for {{P|9618}}"
  2. 23d ago · MidleadingBot bot · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Search formatter url
    Distribution format digital download
    Google knowledge graph id /g/11j7pz46tv
    Irc channel url irc://irc.freenode.net/wikispecies
    + 81 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13337]]: species.wikimedia.org, bot ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/2d1f480bdbec40f1b7e8525ff93b784d|details]])"
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