Jamaican coney

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q673224
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Jamaican coney

Summary

Jamaican coney is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month, #1,600 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jamaican coney's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Jamaican coney is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Jamaican coney's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • Jamaican coney belongs to the parent taxon Geocapromys[6].
  • Jamaican coney's scientific name is Geocapromys brownii[7].
  • Jamaican coney's Commons category is recorded as Geocapromys brownii[8].
  • Jamaican coney's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. brownii'}[9].
  • Jamaican coney is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jamaican hutia'}[10].
  • Jamaican coney is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Brown's Hutia"}[11].
  • Jamaican coney is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Coney'}[12].
  • Jamaican coney is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jamaican Hutia'}[13].
  • Jamaican coney is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jamaician Hutia'}[14].
  • Jamaican coney is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jamaican Coney'}[15].
  • Jamaican coney is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Jamaika-Ferkelratte'}[16].
  • Jamaican coney is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Jamaika-Baumratte'}[17].
  • Jamaican coney's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1.5'}[18].
  • Jamaican coney's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+123'}[19].
  • Jamaican coney's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+13.5'}[20].
  • Jamaican coney's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+1.5'}[21].
  • Jamaican coney's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Jamaican coney is Geocapromys brownii[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Geocapromys[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jamaican hutia'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Brown's Hutia"}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Coney'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jamaician Hutia'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jamaican Coney'}[15], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Jamaika-Ferkelratte'}[16].

Identifiers

Jamaican coney's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43778[23]. Jamaican coney's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1543402[24]. Jamaican coney's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 981564[25]. Jamaican coney's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437650[26]. Jamaican coney's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584878[27].

Why It Matters

Jamaican coney ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month, #1,600 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Geocapromys brownii. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Geocapromys brownii. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . Geocapromys brownii. wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. 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. 4w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longest observed lifespan {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+13.5'}
    Litter size {'amount': '+1.5'}
    Diel cycle nocturnal
    Taxon rank species
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q120446]]"
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