coyote
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Summary
coyote is a taxon[1]. coyote ranks in the top 0.021% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,549 views/month, #41 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Canis[5]
- Taxon name: Canis latrans[6]
- Commons category: Canis latrans[7]
- Color: cinereous[8], grey[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Coyotes[10]
- Commons gallery: Canis latrans[11]
- Main food source: mule deer[12], Odocoileus virginianus[13], European Rabbit[14], Lepus californicus[15], antelope jackrabbit[16], Greater Roadrunner[17], Cynomys[18], Olympic marmot[19], Canada Goose[20], Tamias minimus[21], Eurasian Red Squirrel[22], Talpa europaea[23], Wild Turkey[24], raccoon[25]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[28]
- Taxon common name: coyote[29], American jackal[30]
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Identifiers
coyote's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9614[31]. coyote's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328608[32]. coyote's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219153[33]. coyote's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180599[34].
Discovery and Description
Things named for coyote include Arizona Coyotes[35], an ice hockey team[36], in United States[37], founded in 1972[38], headquartered in Phoenix[39]; Silent fox signal[40], a hand gesture[41]; and Suskityrannus[42], a fossil taxon[43].
Why It Matters
coyote has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] coyote is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for coyote include Arizona Coyotes[35], an ice hockey team[36], in United States[37], founded in 1972[38], headquartered in Phoenix[39]; Silent fox signal[40], a hand gesture[41]; and Suskityrannus[42], a fossil taxon[43].