Jungle cat

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q42623
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Jungle cat

Summary

Jungle cat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,142 views/month, #870 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jungle cat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Jungle cat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Jungle cat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Jungle cat belongs to the parent taxon Felis[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Jungle cat is Felis chaus[7].
  • Jungle cat's Commons category is recorded as Felis chaus[8].
  • Jungle cat's Commons gallery is recorded as Felis chaus[9].
  • Jungle cat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'F. chaus'}[10].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jungle cat'}[11].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gato de la Jungla'}[12].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gato de los Pantanos'}[13].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chat de jungle'}[14].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chat des Marais'}[15].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jungle Cat'}[16].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Reed Cat'}[17].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Swamp Cat'}[18].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rohrkatze'}[19].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'jungle cat'}[20].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chat des marais'}[21].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gato de los pantanos'}[22].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gato de la jungla'}[23].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '丛林猫'}[24].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'gatu la xungla'}[25].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'džungelska mačka'}[26].
  • Jungle cat is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'močvirski ris'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Jungle cat is Felis chaus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Felis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gato de la Jungla'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gato de los Pantanos'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chat de jungle'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chat des Marais'}[15], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Reed Cat'}[17].

Identifiers

Jungle cat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41961[28]. Jungle cat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 61376[29]. Jungle cat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328671[30]. Jungle cat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435066[31]. Jungle cat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183802[32].

Why It Matters

Jungle cat ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,142 views/month, #870 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Species+. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Species+. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Species+. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank species
    Parent taxon Felis
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 2039907
    Gestation period {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+66'}
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