European wildcat

subspecies of wildcat (Felis silvestris)
Taxon taxon Q148833
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European wildcat

Summary

European wildcat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (389 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • European wildcat received the Animal of the Year[3].
  • European wildcat received the Q109758751[4].
  • European wildcat's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • European wildcat is classified at the rank of subspecies[6].
  • European wildcat belongs to the parent taxon wildcat[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, European wildcat is Felis silvestris silvestris[8].
  • European wildcat's Commons category is recorded as Felis silvestris silvestris[9].
  • European wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Wildcat'}[10].
  • European wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'gato montés'}[11].
  • European wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'eurooppalainen metsäkissa'}[12].
  • European wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Metsäkissa'}[13].
  • European wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Chat sauvage d'Europe"}[14].
  • European wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ヨーロッパヤマネコ'}[15].
  • European wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '유럽야생고양이'}[16].
  • European wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Europese wilde kat'}[17].
  • European wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'żbik europejski'}[18].

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Classification

European wildcat's scientific name is Felis silvestris silvestris[8]. It is classified at the rank of subspecies[6]. It belongs to the parent taxon wildcat[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Wildcat'}[10], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'gato montés'}[11], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'eurooppalainen metsäkissa'}[12], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Metsäkissa'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Chat sauvage d'Europe"}[14], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ヨーロッパヤマネコ'}[15].

Identifiers

European wildcat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 342134[19]. European wildcat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 463207[20]. European wildcat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1243776[21]. European wildcat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7193910[22]. European wildcat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 726325[23].

Why It Matters

European wildcat ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (389 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

What awards did European wildcat receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year[3] and Q109758751[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Retrieved . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [22] . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Award received Animal of the Year, Q109758751
    Svkkl authority id 0409819-kocka-divoka
    Award received
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