genet

genus of mammals
Taxon taxon Q43221
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genet

Summary

genet is a taxon[1]. genet ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,795 views/month, #1,069 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • genet's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • genet is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • genet is classified within Viverridae[5].
  • genet's scientific name is Genetta[6].
  • genet's Commons category is recorded as Genetta[7].
  • genet's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Genets (animals)[8].
  • genet's Commons gallery is recorded as Genetta[9].
  • genet's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[10].
  • genet's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • genet's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • genet is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'żeneta'}[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, genet is Genetta[6]. genet is classified at the rank of genus[4]. genet belongs to the parent taxon Viverridae[5]. genet is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'żeneta'}[13].

Identifiers

genet's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41591[14]. genet's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 94189[15]. genet's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 42291[16]. genet's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219341[17]. genet's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621833[18].

Why It Matters

genet ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,795 views/month, #1,069 of 195,241).[2] genet has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] genet is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of
    Parent taxon Viverridae
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 2350624
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007562698205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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