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Brush mouse

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q599917
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Brush mouse

Summary

Brush mouse is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brush mouse's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Brush mouse is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Brush mouse's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Brush mouse belongs to the parent taxon Peromyscus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Brush mouse is Peromyscus boylii[7].
  • Brush mouse's Commons category is recorded as Peromyscus boylii[8].
  • Brush mouse's original combination is recorded as Hesperomys boylii[9].
  • Brush mouse's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. boylii'}[10].
  • Brush mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brush Mouse'}[11].
  • Brush mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brush Deermouse'}[12].
  • Brush mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Pinsel-Hirschmaus'}[13].
  • Brush mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bürstenmaus'}[14].

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Classification

Brush mouse's scientific name is Peromyscus boylii[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Peromyscus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brush Mouse'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brush Deermouse'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Pinsel-Hirschmaus'}[13], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bürstenmaus'}[14].

Identifiers

Brush mouse's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44393[15]. Brush mouse's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 56316[16]. Brush mouse's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 310660[17]. Brush mouse's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2438038[18]. Brush mouse's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180282[19].

Why It Matters

Brush mouse ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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. [16] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. 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. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Peromyscus
    Instance of → taxon
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Original combination → Hesperomys boylii
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007292560905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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