Procavia capensis

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q323847
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Procavia capensis

Summary

Procavia capensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,063 views/month, #772 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Procavia capensis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Procavia capensis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Procavia capensis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Procavia capensis is classified within Procavia[6].
  • Procavia capensis's scientific name is Procavia capensis[7].
  • Procavia capensis's Commons category is recorded as Procavia capensis[8].
  • Procavia capensis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Procavia capensis[9].
  • Procavia capensis's Commons gallery is recorded as Procavia capensis[10].
  • Procavia capensis's original combination is recorded as Cavia capensis[11].
  • Procavia capensis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. capensis'}[12].
  • Procavia capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rock hyrax'}[13].
  • Procavia capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Daman de rocher'}[14].
  • Procavia capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rock Dassie'}[15].
  • Procavia capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rock Hyrax'}[16].
  • Procavia capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dassie'}[17].
  • Procavia capensis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Klippschliefer'}[18].
  • Procavia capensis's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+225'}[19].
  • Procavia capensis's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+14.8'}[20].
  • Procavia capensis's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[21].
  • Procavia capensis's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Procavia_capensis[22].
  • Procavia capensis's sequenced genome URL is recorded as http://www.ensembl.org/Procavia_capensis[23].
  • Procavia capensis's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[24].
  • Procavia capensis's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[25].

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Classification

Procavia capensis's scientific name is Procavia capensis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Procavia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rock hyrax'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Daman de rocher'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rock Dassie'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dassie'}[17], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Klippschliefer'}[18].

Identifiers

Procavia capensis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43086[26]. Procavia capensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9813[27]. Procavia capensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 326384[28]. Procavia capensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219598[29]. Procavia capensis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584911[30].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Procavia capensis include Dassen Island[31], an island[32], in South Africa[33].

Why It Matters

Procavia capensis ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,063 views/month, #772 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include Dassen Island[31], an island[32], in South Africa[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. [27] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . 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] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . Ensembl genome database project. wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . Procavia capensis. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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