Canis simensis

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q188957
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Summary

Canis simensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,970 views/month, #1,207 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[4]
  • Parent taxon: Canis[5]
  • Endemic to: Ethiopia[6]
  • Taxon name: Canis simensis[7]
  • Commons category: Canis simensis[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Canis simensis[9]
  • Commons gallery: Canis simensis[10]
  • Described by source: Rabies and mortality in Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis)[11], Canis simensis[12]
  • Short name: C. simensis[13]
  • Taxon common name: Lobo Etiope[14], Loup d'Abyssinie[15], Ethiopian Wolf[16], Simien Fox[17], Simien Jackal[18], Abessinischer Fuchs[19], Äthiopischer Wolf[20], Loup d'Éthiopie[21], Cabéru[22], Chacal du Simien[23], Simian jackal[24], llobu etíope[25], etiopski volk[26]
  • Length: 93 cm[27], 101 cm[28]
  • Height: 53 cm[29], 62 cm[30]
  • Mass: 14 kg[31], 19 kg[32]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[33]

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Identifiers

Canis simensis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42045[34]. Canis simensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 32534[35]. Canis simensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327993[36]. Canis simensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219143[37]. Canis simensis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621851[38].

Why It Matters

Canis simensis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 104 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [35] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [38] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [36] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [37] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Madrean Discovery Expeditions Flora & Fauna Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Parent taxon → Canis
    Taxon rank → species
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    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
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