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kit fox

species of fox native to North America
Taxon taxon Q745751
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kit fox

Summary

kit fox is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,810 views/month, #1,248 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • kit fox's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • kit fox is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • kit fox's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • kit fox belongs to the parent taxon Vulpes[6].
  • kit fox's scientific name is Vulpes macrotis[7].
  • kit fox's Commons category is recorded as Vulpes macrotis[8].
  • kit fox's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vulpes macrotis[9].
  • kit fox's Commons gallery is recorded as Vulpes macrotis[10].
  • kit fox's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[11].
  • kit fox's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. macrotis'}[12].
  • kit fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kit fox'}[13].
  • kit fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorra del Desierto'}[14].
  • kit fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorra Norteña'}[15].
  • kit fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Desert Fox'}[16].
  • kit fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kit Fox'}[17].
  • kit fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kitfuchs'}[18].
  • kit fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großohrkitfuchs'}[19].
  • kit fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wüsten-Flinkfuchs'}[20].
  • kit fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'renard nain'}[21].
  • kit fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'raposa kit'}[22].
  • kit fox's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/02119789-n[23].
  • kit fox's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+15.8'}[24].
  • kit fox's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+4.5'}[25].
  • kit fox's Digital Atlas of Idaho URL is recorded as https://digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/bio/mammal/Carn/canids/kifo/kifofrm.htm[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, kit fox is Vulpes macrotis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Vulpes[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kit fox'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorra del Desierto'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zorra Norteña'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Desert Fox'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kitfuchs'}[18], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großohrkitfuchs'}[19].

Identifiers

kit fox's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42070[27]. kit fox's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9630[28]. kit fox's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311511[29]. kit fox's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219311[30]. kit fox's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180606[31].

Why It Matters

kit fox ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,810 views/month, #1,248 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . ARKive. 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] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . Vulpes macrotis. wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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