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swift fox

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q263706
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Summary

swift fox is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,652 views/month, #1,395 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Vulpes[5]
  • Taxon name: Vulpes velox[6]
  • Commons category: Vulpes velox[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Vulpes velox[8]
  • Commons gallery: Vulpes velox[9]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10], The Encyclopedia Americana[11]
  • Original combination: Canis velox[12]
  • Taxon common name: Swift fox[13], Renard Véloce[14], Swiftfuchs[15], Prärie-Flinkfuchs[16], raposa veloz[17], Vulpe de prerie[18]
  • Mass: 2.4 kg[19]
  • Longest observed lifespan: 15.9 years[20]
  • Litter size: 4.5[21]

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Identifiers

swift fox's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42066[22]. swift fox's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9631[23]. swift fox's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328610[24]. swift fox's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219290[25]. swift fox's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180607[26].

Why It Matters

swift fox has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Romanian Wikipedia. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Vulpes velox. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . Vulpes velox. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+15.9'}
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Encyclopedia Americana
    Litter size → {'amount': '+4.5'}
    Taxon rank → species
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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