Crocuta crocuta

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q178089
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Crocuta crocuta

Summary

Crocuta crocuta is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,179 views/month, #454 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Crocuta crocuta's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Crocuta crocuta is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Crocuta crocuta's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Crocuta crocuta belongs to the parent taxon Crocuta[6].
  • Crocuta crocuta's scientific name is Crocuta crocuta[7].
  • Crocuta crocuta's Commons category is recorded as Crocuta crocuta[8].
  • Crocuta crocuta began on -3500000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Crocuta crocuta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Crocuta crocuta[10].
  • Crocuta crocuta's Commons gallery is recorded as Crocuta crocuta[11].
  • Crocuta crocuta's main food source is recorded as ungulate[12].
  • Crocuta crocuta's main food source is recorded as carrion[13].
  • Crocuta crocuta's described by source is recorded as Courtship and mating in free-living spotted hyenas[14].
  • Crocuta crocuta's described by source is recorded as Sexual conflicts in spotted hyenas: male and female mating tactics and their reproductive outcome with respect to age, social status and tenure[15].
  • Crocuta crocuta's described by source is recorded as Exposure to naturally circulating androgens during foetal life incurs direct reproductive costs in female spotted hyenas, but is prerequisite for male mating[16].
  • Crocuta crocuta's original combination is recorded as Canis crocuta[17].
  • Crocuta crocuta's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. crocuta'}[18].
  • Crocuta crocuta is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted hyaena'}[19].
  • Crocuta crocuta is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted Hyaena'}[20].
  • Crocuta crocuta is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted Hyena'}[21].
  • Crocuta crocuta is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Tüpfelhyäne'}[22].
  • Crocuta crocuta is commonly known as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Blettahýena'}[23].
  • Crocuta crocuta is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Hyène tachetée'}[24].
  • Crocuta crocuta is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'krokuta cętkowana'}[25].
  • Crocuta crocuta is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'hiena cętkowana'}[26].
  • Crocuta crocuta is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'hiena plamista'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Crocuta crocuta is Crocuta crocuta[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Crocuta[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted hyaena'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted Hyena'}[21], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Tüpfelhyäne'}[22], {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Blettahýena'}[23], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Hyène tachetée'}[24], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'krokuta cętkowana'}[25].

Identifiers

Crocuta crocuta's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41886[28]. Crocuta crocuta's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9678[29]. Crocuta crocuta's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311569[30]. Crocuta crocuta's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218781[31]. Crocuta crocuta's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621907[32].

Why It Matters

Crocuta crocuta ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,179 views/month, #454 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . 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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    Start time -3500000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Diel cycle nocturnal
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
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