American red squirrel

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q326976
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American red squirrel

Summary

American red squirrel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,415 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 short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. hudsonicus'}[11].
  • American red squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American red squirrel'}[12].
  • American red squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Red Squirrel'}[13].
  • American red squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rothörnchen'}[14].
  • American red squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gemeines Rothörnchen'}[15].
  • American red squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kanadisches Rothörnchen'}[16].
  • American red squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hudsonhörnchen'}[17].
  • American red squirrel's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+38'}[18].
  • American red squirrel's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[19].
  • American red squirrel's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[20].

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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'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Red Squirrel'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rothörnchen'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gemeines Rothörnchen'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kanadisches Rothörnchen'}[16], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hudsonhörnchen'}[17].

Identifiers

American red squirrel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46260[21]. American red squirrel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10009[22]. American red squirrel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 347433[23]. American red squirrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437282[24]. American red squirrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180166[25].

Why It Matters

American red squirrel ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,415 views/month, #1,133 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 14 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] . 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. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . ARKive. 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] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . 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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    Gestation period {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+38'}
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