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Canis

genus of mammals, including domestic dogs
Taxon taxon Q149892
Canis
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Canis

Summary

Canis is a taxon[1]. Canis ranks in the top 0.3% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,181 views/month, #587 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Canis is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Canis is classified within Canina[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Canis is Canis[6].
  • Canis is a type of Canidae[7].
  • Canis's Commons category is recorded as Canis[8].
  • Canis began on -6000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Canis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Canis[10].
  • Canis's Commons gallery is recorded as Canis[11].
  • Canis's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[12].
  • Canis's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Canis's topic has template is recorded as Template:Taxonomy/Canis[14].
  • Canis is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Kaniso'}[15].
  • Canis is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Koer'}[16].
  • Canis is commonly known as {'lang': 'frr', 'text': 'Wulwer'}[17].
  • Canis is commonly known as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'כלב'}[18].
  • Canis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'イヌ属'}[19].
  • Canis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '개속'}[20].
  • Canis is commonly known as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Canis(genus)'}[21].
  • Canis is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Ektehundedyr'}[22].
  • Canis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Волки'}[23].
  • Canis is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Вовк'}[24].
  • Canis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '犬属'}[25].
  • Canis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'coyote'}[26].
  • Canis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'dogs'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Canis is Canis[6]. Canis is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Canis belongs to the parent taxon Canina[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Kaniso'}[15], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Koer'}[16], {'lang': 'frr', 'text': 'Wulwer'}[17], {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'כלב'}[18], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'イヌ属'}[19], and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '개속'}[20].

Identifiers

Canis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42044[28]. Canis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9611[29]. Canis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 14460[30]. Canis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219142[31]. Canis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180595[32].

Why It Matters

Canis ranks in the top 0.3% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,181 views/month, #587 of 195,241).[2] Canis has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Canis is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . 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.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Canina
    Start time → —
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → taxon
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