Felis
genus of mammals
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Summary
Felis is a taxon[1]. Felis ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,589 views/month, #874 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Felinae[4]
- Taxon name: Felis[5]
- Commons category: Felis[6]
- Taxonomic type: Felis catus[7]
- Start time: -6200000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Felis[9]
- Earliest date: -3000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[11], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], The Encyclopedia Americana[15], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[16]
- Taxon author citation: Linnaeus, 1758[17]
- Nomenclatural type of: Felidae[18]
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Identifiers
Felis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41956[19]. Felis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9682[20]. Felis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 20189[21]. Felis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435022[22]. Felis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180586[23].
Why It Matters
Felis has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Felis is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]