South American fox

genus of carnivorans
Taxon taxon Q132687
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South American fox

Summary

South American fox is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month, #1,520 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • South American fox's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • South American fox is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • South American fox belongs to the parent taxon Canidae[5].
  • South American fox's scientific name is Lycalopex[6].
  • South American fox's Commons category is recorded as Pseudalopex[7].
  • South American fox's topic's main category is recorded as Category:South American foxes[8].
  • South American fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Søramerikanske rever'}[9].
  • South American fox is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Зорро'}[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, South American fox is Lycalopex[6]. It is classified at the rank of genus[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Canidae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Søramerikanske rever'}[9] and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Зорро'}[10].

Identifiers

South American fox's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 325471[11]. South American fox's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 425200[12]. South American fox's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 19158[13]. South American fox's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434325[14]. South American fox's ITIS TSN is recorded as 726244[15].

Why It Matters

South American fox ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month, #1,520 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:South American foxes
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