American red squirrel

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q326976
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Summary

American red squirrel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (349 views/month, #1,133 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • American red squirrel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • American red squirrel is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • American red squirrel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • American red squirrel is classified within pine squirrel[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, American red squirrel is Tamiasciurus hudsonicus[7].
  • American red squirrel's Commons category is recorded as Tamiasciurus hudsonicus[8].
  • American red squirrel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tamiasciurus hudsonicus[9].
  • American red squirrel's Commons gallery is recorded as Tamiasciurus hudsonicus[10].
  • American red squirrel's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[11].
  • American red squirrel's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. hudsonicus'}[12].
  • American red squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American red squirrel'}[13].
  • American red squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Red Squirrel'}[14].
  • American red squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rothörnchen'}[15].
  • American red squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gemeines Rothörnchen'}[16].
  • American red squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kanadisches Rothörnchen'}[17].
  • American red squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hudsonhörnchen'}[18].
  • American red squirrel's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'day', 'amount': '+38'}[19].
  • American red squirrel's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[20].
  • American red squirrel's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[21].

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Classification

American red squirrel's scientific name is Tamiasciurus hudsonicus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within pine squirrel[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Red Squirrel'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rothörnchen'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gemeines Rothörnchen'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kanadisches Rothörnchen'}[17], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hudsonhörnchen'}[18].

Identifiers

American red squirrel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46260[22]. American red squirrel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10009[23]. American red squirrel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 347433[24]. American red squirrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437282[25]. American red squirrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180166[26].

Why It Matters

American red squirrel ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (349 views/month, #1,133 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . 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. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → viviparity
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  2. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i47952
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 02360053-n
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  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+38'}
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007558310405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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