coyote

species of canine
Taxon taxon Q44299
coyote
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coyote

Summary

coyote is a taxon[1]. coyote ranks in the top 0.021% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,331 views/month, #41 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • coyote's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • coyote is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • coyote's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • coyote belongs to the parent taxon Canis[6].
  • coyote's scientific name is Canis latrans[7].
  • coyote's Commons category is recorded as Canis latrans[8].
  • coyote's color is recorded as cinereous[9].
  • coyote's color is recorded as grey[10].
  • coyote's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Coyotes[11].
  • coyote's Commons gallery is recorded as Canis latrans[12].
  • coyote's main food source is recorded as mule deer[13].
  • coyote's main food source is recorded as Odocoileus virginianus[14].
  • coyote's main food source is recorded as European Rabbit[15].
  • coyote's main food source is recorded as Lepus californicus[16].
  • coyote's main food source is recorded as antelope jackrabbit[17].
  • coyote's main food source is recorded as Greater Roadrunner[18].
  • coyote's main food source is recorded as Cynomys[19].
  • coyote's main food source is recorded as Olympic marmot[20].
  • coyote's main food source is recorded as Canada Goose[21].
  • coyote's main food source is recorded as Tamias minimus[22].
  • coyote's main food source is recorded as Eurasian Red Squirrel[23].
  • coyote's main food source is recorded as Talpa europaea[24].
  • coyote's main food source is recorded as Wild Turkey[25].
  • coyote's main food source is recorded as raccoon[26].
  • coyote's main food source is recorded as Didelphis virginiana[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, coyote is Canis latrans[7]. coyote is classified at the rank of species[4]. coyote belongs to the parent taxon Canis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'coyote'}[28], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American jackal'}[29], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'brush wolf'}[30], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'prairie wolf'}[31].

Identifiers

coyote's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9614[32]. coyote's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328608[33]. coyote's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219153[34]. coyote's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180599[35].

Discovery and Description

Things named for coyote include Arizona Coyotes[36], an ice hockey team[37], in United States[38], founded in 1972[39], headquartered in Phoenix[40]; Silent fox signal[41], a hand gesture[42]; and Suskityrannus[43], a fossil taxon[44].

Why It Matters

coyote ranks in the top 0.021% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,331 views/month, #41 of 195,241).[2] coyote has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] coyote is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for coyote include Arizona Coyotes[36], an ice hockey team[37], in United States[38], founded in 1972[39], headquartered in Phoenix[40]; Silent fox signal[41], a hand gesture[42]; and Suskityrannus[43], a fossil taxon[44].

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] . Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [35] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [33] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [34] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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