Alashan ground squirrel

species of the genus Spermophilus
Taxon taxon Q1767366
Alashan ground squirrel
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Alashan ground squirrel

Summary

Alashan ground squirrel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #1,625 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alashan ground squirrel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Alashan ground squirrel is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Alashan is named after Alashan ground squirrel[5].
  • Alashan ground squirrel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Alashan ground squirrel is classified within Spermophilus[7].
  • Alashan ground squirrel belongs to the parent taxon Spermophilus[8].
  • Alashan ground squirrel's scientific name is Spermophilus alashanicus[9].
  • Alashan ground squirrel's Commons category is recorded as Spermophilus alashanicus[10].
  • Alashan ground squirrel's taxon synonym is recorded as Spermophilus obscurus[11].
  • Alashan ground squirrel's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. alashanicus'}[12].
  • Alashan ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alashan Ground Squirrel'}[13].
  • Alashan ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ringelschwanzziesel'}[14].
  • Alashan ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Alashan-Ziesel'}[15].
  • Alashan ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '阿拉善黄鼠'}[16].
  • Alashan ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アラシャンハタリス'}[17].
  • Alashan ground squirrel's habitat is recorded as shrubland[18].
  • Alashan ground squirrel's type locality is recorded as Alashan[19].
  • Alashan ground squirrel's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Alashan ground squirrel is Spermophilus alashanicus[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Spermophilus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alashan Ground Squirrel'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ringelschwanzziesel'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Alashan-Ziesel'}[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '阿拉善黄鼠'}[16], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アラシャンハタリス'}[17].

Discovery and Description

Alashan is named after Alashan ground squirrel[5].

Identifiers

Alashan ground squirrel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46039[21]. Alashan ground squirrel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 99830[22]. Alashan ground squirrel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1037706[23]. Alashan ground squirrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437315[24]. Alashan ground squirrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632443[25].

Why It Matters

Alashan ground squirrel ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #1,625 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [23] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . The List of Standard Japanese Names of World Mammals. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N. M. Przewalski nach Central-Asien unternommenen Reisen. Zoologischer Theil. Band I. Säugethiere. wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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