Algerian mouse

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q508534
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Summary

Algerian mouse is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month, #1,610 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Mus[5]
  • Taxon name: Mus spretus[6]
  • Commons category: Mus spretus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mus spretus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Mus spretus[9]
  • Short name: M. spretus[10]
  • Taxon common name: Ratón Moruno[11], Souris D'Afrique Du Nord[12], Algerian Mouse[13], Western Mediterranean Mouse[14], Lataste’s Mouse[15], Heckenhausmaus[16], Algerische Hausmaus[17], mure mediterraneu[18]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[19]
  • Taxon author citation: Lataste, 1883[20]
  • Sequenced genome URL: http://www.ensembl.org/Mus_spretus[21]

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Identifiers

Algerian mouse's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44688[22]. Algerian mouse's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10096[23]. Algerian mouse's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1179255[24]. Algerian mouse's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2438793[25]. Algerian mouse's ITIS TSN is recorded as 585407[26].

Why It Matters

Algerian mouse has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. 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. [23] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . Ensembl genome database project. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Rebot bot · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Instance of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Mus spretus
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon author citation: Lataste, 1883, Bot: importing authority taxon citation from Catalan Wikipedia"
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