Cynictis penicillata

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q732544
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Cynictis penicillata

Summary

Cynictis penicillata is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month, #1,463 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cynictis penicillata's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cynictis penicillata is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Cynictis penicillata's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Cynictis penicillata belongs to the parent taxon Cynictis[6].
  • Cynictis penicillata's scientific name is Cynictis penicillata[7].
  • Cynictis penicillata's Commons category is recorded as Cynictis penicillata[8].
  • Cynictis penicillata's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cynictis penicillata[9].
  • Cynictis penicillata's Commons gallery is recorded as Cynictis penicillata[10].
  • Cynictis penicillata's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[11].
  • Cynictis penicillata's short name is recorded as C. penicillata[12].
  • Cynictis penicillata is commonly known as Yellow mongoose[13].
  • Cynictis penicillata is commonly known as Mangouste fauve[14].
  • Cynictis penicillata is commonly known as Mangouste jaune[15].
  • Cynictis penicillata is commonly known as Yellow Mongoose[16].
  • Cynictis penicillata is commonly known as Fuchsmanguste[17].
  • Cynictis penicillata's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+830'}[18].
  • Cynictis penicillata's gestation period is recorded as {'amount': '+49.5'}[19].
  • Cynictis penicillata's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}[20].
  • Cynictis penicillata's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[21].
  • Cynictis penicillata's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+1.8'}[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cynictis penicillata is Cynictis penicillata[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Cynictis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Yellow mongoose[13], Mangouste fauve[14], Mangouste jaune[15], and Fuchsmanguste[17].

Identifiers

Cynictis penicillata's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41911[23]. Cynictis penicillata's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 41010[24]. Cynictis penicillata's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 326843[25]. Cynictis penicillata's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434174[26]. Cynictis penicillata's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621887[27].

Why It Matters

Cynictis penicillata ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month, #1,463 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mass → {'amount': '+830'}
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    Parent taxon → Cynictis
    Gestation period → {'amount': '+49.5'}
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q120446]]"
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