dire wolf

Summary

dire wolf is a fossil taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.051% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,480 views/month, #5 of 9,701).^[2]

Key Facts

• dire wolf's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• dire wolf is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• dire wolf is classified within Aenocyon^[5].
• dire wolf's scientific name is Aeonocyon dirus^[6].
• dire wolf's Commons category is recorded as Aenocyon dirus^[7].
• dire wolf began on -125000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[8].
• dire wolf ended on 9500 BC^[9].
• dire wolf's original combination is recorded as Canis dirus^[10].
• dire wolf's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. dirus'}^[11].
• dire wolf's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+180'}^[12].
• dire wolf's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+297'}^[13].

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Classification

dire wolf's scientific name is Aeonocyon dirus^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Aenocyon^[5].

Identifiers

dire wolf's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 201438^[14]. dire wolf's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2562269^[15]. dire wolf's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4444493^[16]. dire wolf's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5936116^[17].

Why It Matters

dire wolf ranks in the top 0.051% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,480 views/month, #5 of 9,701).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]