Procavia capensis
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Summary
Procavia capensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,685 views/month, #772 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Procavia[5]
- Taxon name: Procavia capensis[6]
- Commons category: Procavia capensis[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Procavia capensis[8]
- Commons gallery: Procavia capensis[9]
- Original combination: Cavia capensis[10]
- Short name: P. capensis[11]
- Taxon common name: Rock hyrax[12], Daman de rocher[13], Rock Dassie[14], Dassie[15], Klippschliefer[16]
- Gestation period: 225 day[17]
- Longest observed lifespan: 14.8 years[18]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[19]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Procavia_capensis[20], http://www.ensembl.org/Procavia_capensis[21]
- Litter size: 3[22]
- Diel cycle: diurnality[23]
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Identifiers
Procavia capensis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43086[24]. Procavia capensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9813[25]. Procavia capensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 326384[26]. Procavia capensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219598[27]. Procavia capensis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584911[28].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Procavia capensis include Dassen Island[29], an island[30], in South Africa[31].
Why It Matters
Procavia capensis has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for it include Dassen Island[29], an island[30], in South Africa[31].