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Culex pipiens

Insects

Culex pipiens, commonly known as the common house mosquito or northern house mosquito, is native to Africa, Asia and Europe and is now widely distributed in temperate regions on every continent except Antarctica. It is one of the most common mosquitoes found in human habitats in temperate parts of the northern hemisphere, is the most common mosquito in the northern United States, and can be abundant in cities, especially those with poor wastewater management. It is a major vector of some viruses and is the type species for the genus Culex. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Relationship to People
Disease Vector 2
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Culex pipiens 5
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Culicidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Culex pipiens
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Palestine

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Poland

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Portugal

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Romania

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Russia

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Serbia

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Slovenia

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South America

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South Asia

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South Korea

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Taiwan

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Turkey

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United Kingdom

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Sources
1. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
2. Culex pipiens (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Quote, Lead section
A major vector of some viruses, it can be abundant in cities, especially those with poor wastewater management.
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Culex pipiens
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Insectos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Insects","language":"EN"},{"name":"Insectes","language":"FR"},{"name":"昆虫纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Wikipedia: Culex pipiens
WikipediaWikidata Q27958 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Culex pipiens
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 1652991, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 1652991, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Culex pipiens
Child Taxon Of: Culicidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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