Zaglossus

genus of echidnas
Taxon taxon Q784836
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Zaglossus

Summary

Zaglossus is a taxon[1]. Zaglossus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (518 views/month, #1,541 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Zaglossus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Zaglossus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Zaglossus is classified within Nuckles[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Zaglossus is Zaglossus[6].
  • Zaglossus's Commons category is recorded as Zaglossus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Zaglossus is Tachyglossus bruijnii[8].
  • Zaglossus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zaglossus[9].
  • Zaglossus's taxon synonym is recorded as Bruynia[10].
  • Zaglossus's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[11].
  • Zaglossus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long-beaked echidna'}[12].
  • Zaglossus's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[13].
  • Zaglossus's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[14].
  • Zaglossus's time in the pouch is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+10'}[15].

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Classification

Zaglossus's scientific name is Zaglossus[6]. Zaglossus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Zaglossus is classified within Nuckles[5]. The taxonomic type of Zaglossus is Tachyglossus bruijnii[8]. Zaglossus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long-beaked echidna'}[12].

Identifiers

Zaglossus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43245[16]. Zaglossus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 33542[17]. Zaglossus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 34738[18]. Zaglossus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433384[19]. Zaglossus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552382[20].

Why It Matters

Zaglossus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (518 views/month, #1,541 of 195,241).[2] Zaglossus has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Zaglossus is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ZooBank. wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time in the pouch {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+10'}
    Litter size {'amount': '+1'}
    Taxonomic type Tachyglossus bruijnii
    Parent taxon Nuckles
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007544469805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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