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crab-eating fox

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Taxon taxon Q321376
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crab-eating fox

Summary

crab-eating fox is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,375 views/month, #1,378 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • crab-eating fox's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • crab-eating fox is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • crab-eating fox's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • crab-eating fox belongs to the parent taxon Cerdocyon[6].
  • crab-eating fox's scientific name is Cerdocyon thous[7].
  • crab-eating fox's Commons category is recorded as Cerdocyon thous[8].
  • crab-eating fox's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cerdocyon thous[9].
  • crab-eating fox's Commons gallery is recorded as Cerdocyon thous[10].
  • crab-eating fox's original combination is recorded as Canis thous[11].
  • crab-eating fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Crab-eating fox'}[12].
  • crab-eating fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Perro de Monte'}[13].
  • crab-eating fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Perro Sabanero'}[14].
  • crab-eating fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Perro-zorro'}[15].
  • crab-eating fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorra Baya'}[16].
  • crab-eating fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorro'}[17].
  • crab-eating fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorro Cangrejero'}[18].
  • crab-eating fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorro Carbonero'}[19].
  • crab-eating fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorro Común'}[20].
  • crab-eating fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorro de Monte'}[21].
  • crab-eating fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorro-lobo'}[22].
  • crab-eating fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorro Patas Negras'}[23].
  • crab-eating fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorro-perro'}[24].
  • crab-eating fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorro Perruno'}[25].
  • crab-eating fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorro Sabanero'}[26].
  • crab-eating fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chien des bois'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, crab-eating fox is Cerdocyon thous[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cerdocyon[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Crab-eating fox'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Perro de Monte'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Perro Sabanero'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Perro-zorro'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorra Baya'}[16], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorro'}[17].

Identifiers

crab-eating fox's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42087[28]. crab-eating fox's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9620[29]. crab-eating fox's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328685[30]. crab-eating fox's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434584[31]. crab-eating fox's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183825[32].

Why It Matters

crab-eating fox ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,375 views/month, #1,378 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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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. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · YukiKoKo · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+12.7'}
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Crab-eating fox'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Perro de Monte'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Perro Sabanero'} +22
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