Spilogale

genus of mammals
Taxon taxon Q1154492
Spilogale
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Spilogale

Summary

Spilogale is a taxon[1]. Spilogale ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (441 views/month, #1,506 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spilogale's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Spilogale is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Spilogale is classified within Mephitidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Spilogale is Spilogale[6].
  • Spilogale's Commons category is recorded as Spilogale[7].
  • Spilogale's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spilogale[8].
  • Spilogale's main food source is recorded as insect[9].
  • Spilogale's main food source is recorded as maize[10].
  • Spilogale's main food source is recorded as fruit[11].
  • Spilogale's has characteristic is recorded as omnivore[12].
  • Spilogale's this taxon is source of is recorded as skunk fur[13].
  • Spilogale is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted Skunks'}[14].
  • Spilogale is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Benekli kokarca'}[15].
  • Spilogale is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '斑臭鼬屬'}[16].
  • Spilogale's taxon range is recorded as United States[17].
  • Spilogale's taxon range is recorded as Mexico[18].
  • Spilogale's taxon range is recorded as Guatemala[19].
  • Spilogale's taxon range is recorded as Belize[20].
  • Spilogale's taxon range is recorded as El Salvador[21].
  • Spilogale's taxon range is recorded as Honduras[22].
  • Spilogale's taxon range is recorded as Nicaragua[23].
  • Spilogale's taxon range is recorded as Costa Rica[24].
  • Spilogale's taxon range is recorded as Panama[25].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Spilogale is Spilogale[6]. Spilogale is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Spilogale belongs to the parent taxon Mephitidae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted Skunks'}[14], {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Benekli kokarca'}[15], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '斑臭鼬屬'}[16].

Identifiers

Spilogale's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41881[26]. Spilogale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30550[27]. Spilogale's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 35943[28]. Spilogale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434820[29]. Spilogale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180569[30].

Why It Matters

Spilogale ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (441 views/month, #1,506 of 195,241).[2] Spilogale has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Spilogale is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [27] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [26] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [20] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This taxon is source of skunk fur
    Parent taxon Mephitidae
    Instance of taxon
    Taxon range United States, Mexico, Guatemala +6
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007542090605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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