Large Indian civet

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q757265
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Large Indian civet

Summary

Large Indian civet is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (598 views/month, #1,503 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Large Indian civet's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Large Indian civet is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Large Indian civet's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Large Indian civet belongs to the parent taxon Viverra[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Large Indian civet is Viverra zibetha[7].
  • Large Indian civet's Commons category is recorded as Viverra zibetha[8].
  • Large Indian civet's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Viverra zibetha[9].
  • Large Indian civet's Commons gallery is recorded as Viverra zibetha[10].
  • Large Indian civet's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. zibetha'}[11].
  • Large Indian civet is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Large Indian civet'}[12].
  • Large Indian civet is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Large Indian Civet'}[13].
  • Large Indian civet is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Große Indische Zibetkatze'}[14].
  • Large Indian civet is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Indien-Zibetkatze'}[15].
  • Large Indian civet is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大灵猫'}[16].
  • Large Indian civet is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'velika indijska cibetovka'}[17].
  • Large Indian civet's habitat is recorded as forest[18].
  • Large Indian civet's habitat is recorded as shrubland[19].
  • Large Indian civet's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+21.7'}[20].
  • Large Indian civet's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[21].
  • Large Indian civet's Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is recorded as Schedule II (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[22].
  • Large Indian civet's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix III of CITES[23].
  • Large Indian civet's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[24].
  • Large Indian civet's taxon range is recorded as Nanling Mountains[25].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Large Indian civet is Viverra zibetha[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Viverra[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Große Indische Zibetkatze'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Indien-Zibetkatze'}[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大灵猫'}[16], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'velika indijska cibetovka'}[17].

Identifiers

Large Indian civet's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41613[26]. Large Indian civet's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 94178[27]. Large Indian civet's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328108[28]. Large Indian civet's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219334[29]. Large Indian civet's ITIS TSN is recorded as 622005[30].

Why It Matters

Large Indian civet ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (598 views/month, #1,503 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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. [27] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . ARKive. 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] . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . India Schedule Species Database. wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . Species+. wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . Species richness patterns of mammals and birds and their drivers in the Nanling Mountain Range. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Habitat forest, shrubland
    Diel cycle nocturnal
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