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Allen's squirrel

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Taxon taxon Q1763836
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Allen's squirrel

Summary

Allen's squirrel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #1,600 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Allen's squirrel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Allen's squirrel is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Joel Asaph Allen is named after Allen's squirrel[5].
  • Allen's squirrel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Allen's squirrel is classified within Q281124[7].
  • Allen's squirrel is classified within Sciurus[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Allen's squirrel is Sciurus alleni[9].
  • Allen's squirrel's Commons category is recorded as Sciurus alleni[10].
  • Allen's squirrel's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. alleni'}[11].
  • Allen's squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Allen's Squirrel"}[12].
  • Allen's squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Allen’s Squirrel'}[13].
  • Allen's squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Allen-Hörnchen'}[14].
  • Allen's squirrel's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Allen's squirrel is Sciurus alleni[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Q281124[7] and Sciurus[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Allen's Squirrel"}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Allen’s Squirrel'}[13], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Allen-Hörnchen'}[14].

Discovery and Description

Joel Asaph Allen is named after Allen's squirrel[5].

Identifiers

Allen's squirrel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46014[16]. Allen's squirrel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1473541[17]. Allen's squirrel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311621[18]. Allen's squirrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219679[19]. Allen's squirrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632421[20].

Why It Matters

Allen's squirrel ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #1,600 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Joel Asaph Allen

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. 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. [17] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . 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. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Named after → Joel Asaph Allen
    Taxon rank → species
    Parent taxon → Q281124, Sciurus
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