dhole

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q132585
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dhole

Summary

dhole is a taxon[1]. dhole ranks in the top 0.19% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,202 views/month, #378 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • dhole's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • dhole is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • dhole's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • dhole belongs to the parent taxon Cuon[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, dhole is Cuon alpinus[7].
  • dhole's Commons category is recorded as Cuon alpinus[8].
  • dhole began on -781000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • dhole's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dhole[10].
  • dhole's Commons gallery is recorded as Cuon alpinus[11].
  • dhole's main food source is recorded as Chital[12].
  • dhole's main food source is recorded as Semnopithecus[13].
  • dhole's main food source is recorded as water buffalo[14].
  • dhole's main food source is recorded as Bos gaurus[15].
  • dhole's main food source is recorded as Sus scrofa[16].
  • dhole's main food source is recorded as Indian Peafowl[17].
  • dhole's main food source is recorded as Tragulidae[18].
  • dhole's main food source is recorded as sambar[19].
  • dhole's main food source is recorded as barasingha[20].
  • dhole's main food source is recorded as goral[21].
  • dhole's main food source is recorded as Boselaphus tragocamelus[22].
  • dhole's main food source is recorded as goat[23].
  • dhole's main food source is recorded as cattle[24].
  • dhole's main food source is recorded as rabbit[25].
  • dhole's main food source is recorded as hare[26].
  • dhole's main food source is recorded as Asian elephant[27].

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Classification

dhole's scientific name is Cuon alpinus[7]. dhole is classified at the rank of species[4]. dhole is classified within Cuon[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dhole'}[28], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Азиатско диво куче'}[29], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'dhoul'}[30], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Dhole'}[31], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rothund'}[32], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Punahunt'}[33].

Identifiers

dhole's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 68730[34]. dhole's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328688[35]. dhole's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434317[36]. dhole's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183831[37].

Why It Matters

dhole ranks in the top 0.19% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,202 views/month, #378 of 195,241).[2] dhole has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] dhole is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . China' s mammalian diversity. 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] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [34] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [37] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [35] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [36] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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