Canis lupus

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q18498
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Canis lupus

Summary

Canis lupus is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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].

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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 Wilk[32], a family name[33]; Kok-borou[34], a type of sport[35], in Kyrgyzstan[36]; Leon County[37], a county of Texas[38], in United States[39], founded in 1846[40]; Llopis[41], a family name[42]; Lupus[43], a constellation[44]; German torpedo boat Wolf[45], a torpedo boat[46]; systemic lupus erythematosus[47], a designated intractable/rare disease[48]; and Wolf[49], a film[50], directed by Mike Nichols[51].

Why It Matters

Canis lupus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Entities named for it include Wilk[32], a family name[33]; Kok-borou[34], a type of sport[35], in Kyrgyzstan[36]; Leon County[37], a county of Texas[38], in United States[39], founded in 1846[40]; Llopis[41], a family name[42]; Lupus[43], a constellation[44]; and German torpedo boat Wolf[45], a torpedo boat[46].

FAQs

What awards did Canis lupus receive?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Retrieved . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag wolves
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: wolves, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289965717|wolves (#289965717)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  2. 10d ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status Q278113
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14254]]: [[Q278113]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
  3. 13d ago · TadejM · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Grey Wolf'}, {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Gray Wolf'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common wolf'} +22
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: volk"
  4. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0431964-vlk-obecny
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0431964-vlk-obecny, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  5. 5w ago · Humzah Rouf Phu · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Grey Wolf'}, {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Gray Wolf'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common wolf'} +22
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: رامہٕ ہوٗن"
  6. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diel cycle cathemeral
    Encyclopedia of china (third edition) id 171952
    Instance of taxon, apex predator
    Cites appendix Appendix I of CITES, Appendix II of CITES
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 16400, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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