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Cape grey mongoose

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Cape grey mongoose

Summary

Cape grey mongoose is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cape grey mongoose's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cape grey mongoose is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Cape grey mongoose belongs to the parent taxon Galerella[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Cape grey mongoose is Galerella pulverulenta[6].
  • Cape grey mongoose's Commons category is recorded as Galerella pulverulenta[7].
  • Cape grey mongoose's is pollinator of is recorded as Protea recondita[8].
  • Cape grey mongoose's is pollinator of is recorded as Protea canaliculata[9].
  • Cape grey mongoose is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cape Grey Mongoose'}[10].
  • Cape grey mongoose is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cape Gray Mongoose'}[11].
  • Cape grey mongoose is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Small Grey Mongoose'}[12].
  • Cape grey mongoose is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kap-Schlankmanguste'}[13].
  • Cape grey mongoose's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+11.7'}[14].

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Classification

Cape grey mongoose's scientific name is Galerella pulverulenta[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Galerella[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cape Grey Mongoose'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cape Gray Mongoose'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Small Grey Mongoose'}[12], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kap-Schlankmanguste'}[13].

Identifiers

Cape grey mongoose's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 74413[15]. Cape grey mongoose's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 55052[16]. Cape grey mongoose's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311577[17]. Cape grey mongoose's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219126[18]. Cape grey mongoose's ITIS TSN is recorded as 622009[19].

Why It Matters

Cape grey mongoose ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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. [16] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Valepert · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+11.7'}
    Is pollinator of → Protea recondita, Protea canaliculata
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P12763]]: [[Q27998228]]"
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