Canis lupus

Summary

Canis lupus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.01% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,980 views/month, #20 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Canis lupus received the Animal of the Year^[3].
• Canis lupus received the Animal of the Year^[4].
• Canis lupus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[5].
• Canis lupus's instance of is recorded as apex predator^[6].
• Canis lupus is classified at the rank of species^[7].
• Canis lupus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[8].
• Canis lupus belongs to the parent taxon Canis^[9].
• Canis lupus's scientific name is Canis lupus^[10].
• Canis lupus is a type of Canidae^[11].
• Canis lupus's Commons category is recorded as Canis lupus^[12].
• Canis lupus's Unicode character is recorded as 🐺^[13].
• Canis lupus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Canis lupus^[14].
• Canis lupus's Commons gallery is recorded as Canis lupus^[15].
• Canis lupus's main food source is recorded as European Rabbit^[16].
• Canis lupus's main food source is recorded as Lepus europaeus^[17].
• Canis lupus's main food source is recorded as Alces alces^[18].
• Canis lupus's main food source is recorded as Bison^[19].
• Canis lupus's main food source is recorded as carrion^[20].
• Canis lupus's main food source is recorded as Rangifer tarandus^[21].
• Canis lupus's main food source is recorded as Cervidae^[22].
• Canis lupus's main food source is recorded as musk ox^[23].
• Canis lupus's main food source is recorded as Sus scrofa^[24].
• Canis lupus's main food source is recorded as Wild sheep^[25].
• Canis lupus's main food source is recorded as Rupicapra^[26].
• Canis lupus's main food source is recorded as ibex^[27].

Body

Classification

Canis lupus's scientific name is Canis lupus^[10]. It is classified at the rank of species^[7]. It is classified within Canis^[9].

Identifiers

Canis lupus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9612^[28]. Canis lupus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328607^[29]. Canis lupus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219173^[30]. Canis lupus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180596^[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Canis lupus include systemic lupus erythematosus^[32], a designated intractable/rare disease^[33]; tungsten^[34], a chemical element^[35]; Wolf^[36], a film^[37], directed by Mike Nichols^[38]; Wolves^[39], a film^[40], directed by David Hayter^[41]; Lupus^[42], a constellation^[43]; Leon County^[44], a county of Texas^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1846^[47]; WKW Wilk^[48], a weapon model^[49], founded in 2000^[50]; and German torpedo boat Wolf^[51].

Why It Matters

Canis lupus ranks in the top 0.01% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,980 views/month, #20 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for it include systemic lupus erythematosus^[32], a designated intractable/rare disease^[33]; tungsten^[34], a chemical element^[35]; Wolf^[36], a film^[37], directed by Mike Nichols^[38]; Wolves^[39], a film^[40], directed by David Hayter^[41]; Lupus^[42], a constellation^[43]; and Leon County^[44], a county of Texas^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1846^[47].

FAQs

What awards did Canis lupus receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year^[3] and Animal of the Year^[4].