Aardwolf
species of mammal
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Summary
Aardwolf is a taxon[1]. Aardwolf ranks in the top 0.15% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,390 views/month, #284 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Proteles[5]
- Taxon name: Proteles cristata[6]
- Commons category: Proteles cristata[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Proteles cristata[8]
- Commons gallery: Proteles cristata[9]
- Main food source: Hodotermitidae[10], termite[11]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], The Encyclopedia Americana[13], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[14]
- Short name: P. cristata[15]
- Taxon common name: Aardwolf[16], Lobo de Tierra[17], Protèle[18], Erdwolf[19], proteles[20]
- Mass: 10 kg[21]
- Gestation period: 91 day[22]
- Bite force quotient: 77[23]
- Longest observed lifespan: 20 years[24]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix III of CITES[25]
- Litter size: 3[26]
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Identifiers
Aardwolf's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57561[27]. Aardwolf's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9680[28]. Aardwolf's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 925982[29]. Aardwolf's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433502[30]. Aardwolf's ITIS TSN is recorded as 726269[31].
Why It Matters
Aardwolf has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Aardwolf is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]