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Leptictis

genus of mammals (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q1063896
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Leptictis

Summary

Leptictis is a fossil taxon[1]. Leptictis ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leptictis's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Leptictis is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Leptictis belongs to the parent taxon Leptictidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Leptictis is Leptictis[6].
  • Leptictis's Commons category is recorded as Leptictis[7].

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Classification

Leptictis's scientific name is Leptictis[6]. Leptictis is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Leptictis belongs to the parent taxon Leptictidae[5].

Identifiers

Leptictis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4528220[8]. Leptictis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4834526[9].

Why It Matters

Leptictis ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2] Leptictis has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_leptictis_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Leptictis}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/leptictis}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 8d ago · Geyslein · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Leptictidae
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Instance of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Lepticis.jpg, Setting preferred rank for image via Como"
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