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Xenocyon

genus of extinct carnivores
Taxon fossil_taxon Q19692941
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Xenocyon

Summary

Xenocyon is a fossil taxon[1]. Xenocyon ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Xenocyon's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Xenocyon is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Xenocyon belongs to the parent taxon Canidae[5].
  • Xenocyon's scientific name is Xenocyon[6].
  • Xenocyon's Commons category is recorded as Xenocyon[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Xenocyon is Xenocyon lycaonoides[8].

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Classification

Xenocyon's scientific name is Xenocyon[6]. Xenocyon is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Xenocyon belongs to the parent taxon Canidae[5]. The taxonomic type of Xenocyon is Xenocyon lycaonoides[8].

Identifiers

Xenocyon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 10642761[9]. Xenocyon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4832745[10].

Why It Matters

Xenocyon ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).[2] Xenocyon has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Xenocyon. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/xenocyon
MLA “Xenocyon.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/xenocyon.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_xenocyon_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Xenocyon}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/xenocyon}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Edit History

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  1. 9d ago · Leptictidium · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Canidae
    Taxon rank → genus
    Taxonomic type → Xenocyon lycaonoides
    Instance of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P171]]: [[Q28266]]"
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