Pallas's cat
species of mammal
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Summary
Pallas's cat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,276 views/month, #232 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Otocolobus[5]
- Taxon name: Otocolobus manul[6]
- Commons category: Otocolobus manul[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Otocolobus manul[8]
- Commons gallery: Otocolobus manul[9]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
- Original combination: Felis manul[13]
- Taxon synonym: Felis manul[14]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[15]
- Short name: O. manul[16]
- Taxon common name: Pallas’s cat[17], Gato de Pallas[18], Gato Manul[19], Chat manul[20], manul[21], 兔狲[22], gatu de pallas[23], pallaskatt[24], steppekatt[25], palasova mačka[26]
- Has part(s) of the class: pupil[27]
- Habitat: shrubland[28], grassland[29], mountain[30], steppe[31]
- Gestation period: 76[32]
- Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule: Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[33]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[34]
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Identifiers
Pallas's cat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42029[35]. Pallas's cat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 61408[36]. Pallas's cat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328665[37]. Pallas's cat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219399[38]. Pallas's cat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552765[39].
Why It Matters
Pallas's cat has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]