American pika

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q469908
American pika
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American pika

Summary

American pika is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (798 views/month, #1,439 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • American pika's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • American pika is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • American pika's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • American pika is classified within Pika[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, American pika is Ochotona princeps[7].
  • American pika's Commons category is recorded as Ochotona princeps[8].
  • American pika's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ochotona princeps[9].
  • American pika's Commons gallery is recorded as Ochotona princeps[10].
  • American pika's taxon synonym is recorded as Lagomys schisticeps[11].
  • American pika's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. princeps'}[12].
  • American pika is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American pika'}[13].
  • American pika is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Pika'}[14].
  • American pika is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cony'}[15].
  • American pika is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Little Chief Hare'}[16].
  • American pika is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rock Rabbit'}[17].
  • American pika is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whistling Hare'}[18].
  • American pika is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Amerikanischer Pfeifhase'}[19].
  • American pika is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'severnoameriški žvižgač'}[20].
  • American pika's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+148.5'}[21].
  • American pika's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+30.5'}[22].
  • American pika's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+7'}[23].
  • American pika's sequenced genome URL is recorded as http://www.ensembl.org/Ochotona_princeps[24].
  • American pika's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[25].
  • American pika's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, American pika is Ochotona princeps[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Pika[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cony'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Little Chief Hare'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rock Rabbit'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whistling Hare'}[18], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Amerikanischer Pfeifhase'}[19].

Identifiers

American pika's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43188[27]. American pika's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9978[28]. American pika's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 133021[29]. American pika's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436982[30]. American pika's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180109[31].

Why It Matters

American pika ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (798 views/month, #1,439 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . ARKive. 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] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Ochotona princeps. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . Ensembl genome database project. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . Ochotona princeps. wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . 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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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