wildcat

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q43576
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wildcat

Summary

wildcat is a taxon[1]. wildcat ranks in the top 0.27% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,101 views/month, #534 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • wildcat received the Animal of the Year[3].
  • wildcat received the Animal of the Year[4].
  • wildcat's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • wildcat is classified at the rank of species[6].
  • wildcat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[7].
  • wildcat belongs to the parent taxon Felis[8].
  • wildcat's scientific name is Felis silvestris[9].
  • wildcat's Commons category is recorded as Felis silvestris[10].
  • wildcat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Felis silvestris[11].
  • wildcat's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[12].
  • wildcat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'F. silvestris'}[13].
  • wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'wildcat'}[14].
  • wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gato Montés'}[15].
  • wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gato Silvestre'}[16].
  • wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chat sauvage'}[17].
  • wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'wild cat'}[18].
  • wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wildkatze'}[19].
  • wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kočka divoká'}[20].
  • wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'wilde kat'}[21].
  • wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'chat sauvage, chat sauvage deurope, chat forestier'}[22].
  • wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '野猫'}[23].
  • wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'algaire'}[24].
  • wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'gatu algaire'}[25].
  • wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'gatona rabiada'}[26].
  • wildcat is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'divja mačka'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, wildcat is Felis silvestris[9]. wildcat is classified at the rank of species[6]. wildcat is classified within Felis[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'wildcat'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gato Montés'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gato Silvestre'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chat sauvage'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'wild cat'}[18], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wildkatze'}[19].

Identifiers

wildcat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41960[28]. wildcat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9683[29]. wildcat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328605[30]. wildcat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7964291[31]. wildcat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180589[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for wildcat include ORP Żbik[33], a minelaying submarine[34].

Why It Matters

wildcat ranks in the top 0.27% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,101 views/month, #534 of 195,241).[2] wildcat has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] wildcat is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for wildcat include ORP Żbik[33], a minelaying submarine[34].

FAQs

What awards did wildcat receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year[3] and Animal of the Year[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Retrieved . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . ARKive. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Diccionariu de l'Academia de la Llingua Asturiana. Retrieved . diccionariu.alladixital.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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