serval

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q42699
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serval

Summary

serval is a taxon[1]. serval ranks in the top 0.13% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,700 views/month, #263 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • serval's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • serval is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • serval's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • serval belongs to the parent taxon Leptailurus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, serval is Leptailurus serval[7].
  • serval is a type of Felidae[8].
  • serval's Commons category is recorded as Leptailurus serval[9].
  • serval's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Leptailurus serval[10].
  • serval's Commons gallery is recorded as Leptailurus serval[11].
  • serval's main food source is recorded as Phoenicopterus[12].
  • serval's main food source is recorded as duiker[13].
  • serval's main food source is recorded as Madoqua[14].
  • serval's main food source is recorded as Great Egret[15].
  • serval's main food source is recorded as Old World porcupine[16].
  • serval's main food source is recorded as Eurasian Spoonbill[17].
  • serval's main food source is recorded as African Spoonbill[18].
  • serval's main food source is recorded as Eastern rock elephant shrew[19].
  • serval's main food source is recorded as African Pygmy Mouse[20].
  • serval's main food source is recorded as Lepus capensis[21].
  • serval's main food source is recorded as Rattus[22].
  • serval's main food source is recorded as Hyracoidea[23].
  • serval's main food source is recorded as Gazella[24].
  • serval's main food source is recorded as rabbit[25].
  • serval's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • serval's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

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Classification

serval's scientific name is Leptailurus serval[7]. serval is classified at the rank of species[4]. serval belongs to the parent taxon Leptailurus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Serval'}[28], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chat-tigre'}[29], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Serval'}[30], {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Serval'}[31], {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Pisică tigru'}[32], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'serval'}[33].

Identifiers

serval's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42025[34]. serval's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 61405[35]. serval's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1041048[36]. serval's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435172[37]. serval's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552766[38].

Discovery and Description

Things named for serval include LIV (SO) Serval[39], a military vehicle model[40].

Why It Matters

serval ranks in the top 0.13% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,700 views/month, #263 of 195,241).[2] serval has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] serval is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for serval include LIV (SO) Serval[39], a military vehicle model[40].

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. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [35] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [38] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [36] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [37] . 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] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Gestation period {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+74'}
    Longest observed lifespan {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+22.4'}
    Main food source Phoenicopterus, duiker, Madoqua +11
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534072905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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