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Cave wolf

extinct subspecies of wolves (Canis lupus)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q48995852
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Cave wolf

Summary

Cave wolf is a fossil taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cave wolf's image is recorded as Canis lupus spelaeus holotype.jpg[3].
  • Cave wolf's image is recorded as Prehistorische dierenresten uit Noord-Brabant (1998) fig. 19 colorized.png[4].
  • Cave wolf's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[5].
  • Cave wolf's taxon rank is recorded as subspecies[6].
  • Cave wolf's parent taxon is recorded as Canis lupus[7].
  • Cave wolf's taxon name is recorded as Canis lupus spelaeus[8].
  • Cave wolf's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cave wolf'}[9].
  • Cave wolf's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11f006g3fq[10].

Why It Matters

Cave wolf ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Cave wolf. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cave-wolf
MLA “Cave wolf.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/cave-wolf.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cave-wolf_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Cave wolf}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cave-wolf}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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