bobcat

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q131907
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bobcat

Summary

bobcat is a taxon[1]. bobcat ranks in the top 0.051% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,910 views/month, #99 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • bobcat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • bobcat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • bobcat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • bobcat belongs to the parent taxon Q677014[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, bobcat is Lynx rufus[7].
  • bobcat's Commons category is recorded as Lynx rufus[8].
  • bobcat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lynx rufus[9].
  • bobcat's Commons gallery is recorded as Lynx rufus[10].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as cottontail rabbit[11].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as rabbit[12].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as American red squirrel[13].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as Tamias[14].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as house mouse[15].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as snowshoe hare[16].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as Gray fox[17].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as American marten[18].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as Red Fox[19].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as Talpa europaea[20].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as raccoon[21].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as Didelphis virginiana[22].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as Mephitidae[23].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as North American porcupine[24].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as muskrat[25].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as Myocastor coypus[26].
  • bobcat's main food source is recorded as black-tailed prairie dog[27].

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Classification

bobcat's scientific name is Lynx rufus[7]. bobcat is classified at the rank of species[4]. bobcat belongs to the parent taxon Q677014[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bobcat'}[28], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الوشق الكُمَيْت'}[29], {'lang': 'av', 'text': 'багӏараб цӏиркъ'}[30], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'kürən vaşaq'}[31], {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'рудая рысь'}[32], and {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'рудая рысь'}[33].

Identifiers

bobcat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 61384[34]. bobcat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328602[35]. bobcat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435246[36]. bobcat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180582[37].

Why It Matters

bobcat ranks in the top 0.051% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,910 views/month, #99 of 195,241).[2] bobcat has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] bobcat is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

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. [34] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [37] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [35] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [36] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Lynx rufus
    Period of lactation {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+2'}
    Litter size {'amount': '+3'}
    Gestation period {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+65'}
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007282545305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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