Vulpes zerda

a small crepuscular fox native to Saharan Africa
Taxon taxon Q131564
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Vulpes zerda

Summary

Vulpes zerda is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,180 views/month, #417 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vulpes zerda's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Vulpes zerda is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Vulpes zerda's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Vulpes zerda is classified within Vulpes[6].
  • Vulpes zerda's scientific name is Vulpes zerda[7].
  • Vulpes zerda's Commons category is recorded as Vulpes zerda[8].
  • Vulpes zerda's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vulpes zerda[9].
  • Vulpes zerda's Commons gallery is recorded as Vulpes zerda[10].
  • Vulpes zerda's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[11].
  • Vulpes zerda's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[12].
  • Vulpes zerda's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Vulpes zerda's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Vulpes zerda's original combination is recorded as Canis zerda[15].
  • Vulpes zerda's taxon synonym is recorded as Canis cerdo[16].
  • Vulpes zerda's taxon synonym is recorded as Fennecus arabicus[17].
  • Vulpes zerda's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. zerda'}[18].
  • Vulpes zerda is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fennec fox'}[19].
  • Vulpes zerda is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'فنك، ثعلب الصحراء'}[20].
  • Vulpes zerda is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Fennec'}[21].
  • Vulpes zerda is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fennec'}[22].
  • Vulpes zerda is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Fénec'}[23].
  • Vulpes zerda is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'zorro del desierto o zorro orejudo'}[24].
  • Vulpes zerda is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Fennek'}[25].
  • Vulpes zerda is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Fennekrebane'}[26].
  • Vulpes zerda is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Kõrberebane'}[27].

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Classification

Vulpes zerda's scientific name is Vulpes zerda[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Vulpes[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fennec fox'}[19], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'فنك، ثعلب الصحراء'}[20], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Fennec'}[21], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fennec'}[22], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Fénec'}[23], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'zorro del desierto o zorro orejudo'}[24].

Identifiers

Vulpes zerda's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42058[28]. Vulpes zerda's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 68732[29]. Vulpes zerda's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328001[30]. Vulpes zerda's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219310[31]. Vulpes zerda's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621865[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Vulpes zerda include Fennec[33], an aircraft family[34], in France[35] and Fennek[36], a combat vehicle model[37].

Why It Matters

Vulpes zerda ranks in the top 0.21% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,180 views/month, #417 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for it include Fennec[33], an aircraft family[34], in France[35] and Fennek[36], a combat vehicle model[37].

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. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . 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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Vulpes zerda
    Gestation period {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+50'}
    Diel cycle nocturnal
    Cites appendix Appendix II of CITES
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