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island fox

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Taxon taxon Q722180
island fox
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island fox

Summary

island fox is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,225 views/month, #1,282 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • island fox's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • island fox is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • island fox's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • island fox is classified within Urocyon[6].
  • island fox is endemic to California[7].
  • island fox's scientific name is Urocyon littoralis[8].
  • island fox's Commons category is recorded as Urocyon littoralis[9].
  • island fox's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Urocyon littoralis[10].
  • island fox's Commons gallery is recorded as Urocyon littoralis[11].
  • island fox's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'U. littoralis'}[12].
  • island fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Island fox'}[13].
  • island fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California Channel Island Fox'}[14].
  • island fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Channel Islands Fox'}[15].
  • island fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Island Fox'}[16].
  • island fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Island Gray Fox'}[17].
  • island fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Island Grey Fox'}[18].
  • island fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nordamerikanischer Insel-Graufuchs'}[19].
  • island fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'renard gris insulaire'}[20].
  • island fox's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[21].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, island fox is Urocyon littoralis[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Urocyon[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Island fox'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California Channel Island Fox'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Channel Islands Fox'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Island Gray Fox'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Island Grey Fox'}[18], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nordamerikanischer Insel-Graufuchs'}[19].

Distribution

island fox is endemic to California[7].

Identifiers

island fox's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42077[22]. island fox's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 244585[23]. island fox's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328612[24]. island fox's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434559[25]. island fox's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180610[26].

Why It Matters

island fox ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,225 views/month, #1,282 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

California

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [25] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . ARKive. 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] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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