Otocyon megalotis
species of fox native to the African savanna
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Summary
Otocyon megalotis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,514 views/month, #1,178 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Otocyon[5]
- Taxon name: Otocyon megalotis[6]
- Commons category: Otocyon megalotis[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Otocyon megalotis[8]
- Commons gallery: Otocyon megalotis[9]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Mating tactics and paternity in a socially monogamous canid, the bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)[11]
- Original combination: Canis megalotis[12]
- Taxon synonym: Otocyon canescens[13]
- Short name: O. megalotis[14]
- Taxon common name: Bat-eared fox[15], otocyon[16], Löffelhund[17], raposa esperteyu[18]
- Mass: 120 g[19], 4.15 kg[20]
- Gestation period: 2 month[21]
- Longest observed lifespan: 17 years[22]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[23]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Otocyon_megalotis[24]
- Litter size: 3.5[25]
- Taxon range: Ethiopia[26], Somalia[27], Kenya[28], Uganda[29], Tanzania[30], Zambia[31], Malawi[32], Angola[33], Namibia[34], Botswana[35], Zimbabwe[36], South Africa[37], Mozambique[38]
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Identifiers
Otocyon megalotis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42095[39]. Otocyon megalotis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9624[40]. Otocyon megalotis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328698[41]. Otocyon megalotis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434349[42]. Otocyon megalotis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183835[43].
Why It Matters
Otocyon megalotis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]