black-footed ferret

species of mustelid
Taxon taxon Q402885
black-footed ferret
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black-footed ferret

Summary

black-footed ferret is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,569 views/month, #916 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • black-footed ferret's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • black-footed ferret is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • black-footed ferret's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • black-footed ferret belongs to the parent taxon weasel[6].
  • black-footed ferret's scientific name is Mustela nigripes[7].
  • black-footed ferret is a type of carnivore[8].
  • black-footed ferret's Commons category is recorded as Mustela nigripes[9].
  • black-footed ferret's temporal range start is recorded as Pleistocene[10].
  • black-footed ferret's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mustela nigripes[11].
  • black-footed ferret's Commons gallery is recorded as Mustela nigripes[12].
  • black-footed ferret's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[13].
  • black-footed ferret's short name is recorded as M. nigripes[14].
  • black-footed ferret is commonly known as Black-footed ferret[15].
  • black-footed ferret is commonly known as Turón Patinegro Americano[16].
  • black-footed ferret is commonly known as Putois À Pieds Noirs[17].
  • black-footed ferret is commonly known as Black-footed Ferret[18].
  • black-footed ferret is commonly known as Schwarzfußiltis[19].
  • black-footed ferret is commonly known as turón patiprietu[20].
  • black-footed ferret is commonly known as black-footed ferret[21].
  • black-footed ferret's gestation period is recorded as {'amount': '+43'}[22].
  • black-footed ferret's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'amount': '+9.4'}[23].
  • black-footed ferret's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[24].
  • black-footed ferret's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[25].
  • black-footed ferret's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+3.5'}[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, black-footed ferret is Mustela nigripes[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within weasel[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Black-footed ferret[15], Turón Patinegro Americano[16], Putois À Pieds Noirs[17], Schwarzfußiltis[19], and turón patiprietu[20].

Identifiers

black-footed ferret's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41809[27]. black-footed ferret's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 77151[28]. black-footed ferret's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328590[29]. black-footed ferret's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218985[30]. black-footed ferret's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180557[31].

Why It Matters

black-footed ferret ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,569 views/month, #916 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  29. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    Parent taxon → weasel
    Gestation period → {'amount': '+43'}
    Subclass of → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q120446]]"
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