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Yellow-spotted rock hyrax

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q186942
Yellow-spotted rock hyrax
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Yellow-spotted rock hyrax

Summary

Yellow-spotted rock hyrax is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (599 views/month, #1,522 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax is classified within Heterohyrax[6].
  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax's scientific name is Heterohyrax brucei[7].
  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax's Commons category is recorded as Heterohyrax brucei[8].
  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Heterohyrax brucei[9].
  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax's Commons gallery is recorded as Heterohyrax brucei[10].
  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bush hyrax'}[11].
  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Daman de steppe'}[12].
  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bush Hyrax'}[13].
  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hoggar Hyrax'}[14].
  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow-spotted Hyrax'}[15].
  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax'}[16].
  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gelbflecken-Buschschliefer'}[17].
  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+230'}[18].
  • Yellow-spotted rock hyrax's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Yellow-spotted rock hyrax is Heterohyrax brucei[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Heterohyrax[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bush hyrax'}[11], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Daman de steppe'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hoggar Hyrax'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow-spotted Hyrax'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax'}[16], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gelbflecken-Buschschliefer'}[17].

Identifiers

Yellow-spotted rock hyrax's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43088[20]. Yellow-spotted rock hyrax's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 77598[21]. Yellow-spotted rock hyrax's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 326383[22]. Yellow-spotted rock hyrax's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437073[23]. Yellow-spotted rock hyrax's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584910[24].

Why It Matters

Yellow-spotted rock hyrax ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (599 views/month, #1,522 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Diel cycle → diurnality
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+230'}
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q120446]]"
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