South African cheetah

subspecies of cheetah
Taxon taxon Q20721337
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South African cheetah

Summary

South African cheetah is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (588 views/month, #1,501 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • South African cheetah's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • South African cheetah is classified at the rank of subspecies[4].
  • South African cheetah is classified within cheetah[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, South African cheetah is Acinonyx jubatus jubatus[6].
  • South African cheetah's Commons category is recorded as Acinonyx jubatus jubatus[7].
  • South African cheetah's original combination is recorded as Felis jubata[8].
  • South African cheetah's taxon synonym is recorded as Acinonyx guttatus obergi[9].
  • South African cheetah's taxon synonym is recorded as Acinonyx rex[10].
  • South African cheetah's taxon synonym is recorded as Felis fearonii[11].
  • South African cheetah's taxon synonym is recorded as Felis guttata[12].
  • South African cheetah's taxon synonym is recorded as Felis lanea[13].
  • South African cheetah's taxon synonym is recorded as Felis fearonis[14].
  • South African cheetah is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'South African cheetah'}[15].
  • South African cheetah is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Namibian cheetah'}[16].
  • South African cheetah is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'južnoafriški gepard'}[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, South African cheetah is Acinonyx jubatus jubatus[6]. It is classified at the rank of subspecies[4]. It is classified within cheetah[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Namibian cheetah'}[16], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'južnoafriški gepard'}[17].

Identifiers

South African cheetah's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 606958[18]. South African cheetah's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1590992[19]. South African cheetah's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7193906[20]. South African cheetah's ITIS TSN is recorded as 726288[21].

Why It Matters

South African cheetah ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (588 views/month, #1,501 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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