American water shrew

Summary

American water shrew is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #1,605 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• American water shrew's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• American water shrew is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• American water shrew's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• American water shrew belongs to the parent taxon Otisorex^[6].
• American water shrew's scientific name is Sorex palustris^[7].
• American water shrew's Commons category is recorded as Sorex palustris^[8].
• American water shrew's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. palustris'}^[9].
• American water shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Water shrew'}^[10].
• American water shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Water Shrew'}^[11].
• American water shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Water Shrew'}^[12].
• American water shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Water Shrew'}^[13].
• American water shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Moorspitzmaus'}^[14].
• American water shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Amerikanische Wasserspitzmaus'}^[15].
• American water shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nördliche Wasserspitzmaus'}^[16].
• American water shrew's Digital Atlas of Idaho URL is recorded as https://digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/bio/mammal/insec/Shrews/wash/washfrm.htm^[17].

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Classification

American water shrew's scientific name is Sorex palustris^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Otisorex^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Water shrew'}^[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Water Shrew'}^[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Water Shrew'}^[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Moorspitzmaus'}^[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Amerikanische Wasserspitzmaus'}^[15], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nördliche Wasserspitzmaus'}^[16].

Identifiers

American water shrew's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46355^[18]. American water shrew's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 46219^[19]. American water shrew's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 133159^[20]. American water shrew's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436006^[21]. American water shrew's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179933^[22].

Why It Matters

American water shrew ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #1,605 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]