African striped weasel

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q852756
African striped weasel
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African striped weasel

Summary

African striped weasel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (298 views/month, #1,558 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • African striped weasel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • African striped weasel is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • African striped weasel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • African striped weasel belongs to the parent taxon Poecilogale[6].
  • African striped weasel's scientific name is Poecilogale albinucha[7].
  • African striped weasel's Commons category is recorded as Poecilogale albinucha[8].
  • African striped weasel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Poecilogale albinucha[9].
  • African striped weasel's Commons gallery is recorded as Poecilogale albinucha[10].
  • African striped weasel's original combination is recorded as Zorilla albinucha[11].
  • African striped weasel's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[12].
  • African striped weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African striped weasel'}[13].
  • African striped weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Poecilogale à nuque blanche'}[14].
  • African striped weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Striped Weasel'}[15].
  • African striped weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißnackenwiesel'}[16].
  • African striped weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'mustadiella de ñuca blanca'}[17].
  • African striped weasel's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+32'}[18].

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Classification

African striped weasel's scientific name is Poecilogale albinucha[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Poecilogale[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Poecilogale à nuque blanche'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißnackenwiesel'}[16], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'mustadiella de ñuca blanca'}[17].

Identifiers

African striped weasel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41827[19]. African striped weasel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 311562[20]. African striped weasel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328042[21]. African striped weasel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433887[22]. African striped weasel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621957[23].

Why It Matters

African striped weasel ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (298 views/month, #1,558 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 38
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'avk', 'azb', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es'
    Has characteristic → viviparity
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  2. 7w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
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    Interlingual index id → i48489
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