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Hyaena

genus of mammals in the order Carnivora
Taxon taxon Q1417638
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Hyaena

Summary

Hyaena is a taxon[1]. Hyaena ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month, #1,582 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hyaena's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hyaena is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Hyaena belongs to the parent taxon Hyaeninae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Hyaena is Hyaena[6].
  • Hyaena's Commons category is recorded as Hyaena[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Hyaena is Canis hyaena[8].
  • Hyaena's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hyaena[9].
  • Hyaena's taxon synonym is recorded as Hyena[10].

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Classification

Hyaena's scientific name is Hyaena[6]. Hyaena is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Hyaena is classified within Hyaeninae[5]. The taxonomic type of Hyaena is Canis hyaena[8].

Identifiers

Hyaena's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41887[11]. Hyaena's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 95911[12]. Hyaena's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 39396[13]. Hyaena's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5428905[14]. Hyaena's ITIS TSN is recorded as 726243[15].

Why It Matters

Hyaena ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month, #1,582 of 195,241).[2] Hyaena has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Hyaena is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . BioLib. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type → Canis hyaena
    Parent taxon → Hyaeninae
    Instance of → taxon
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007563410605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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