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cinereus shrew

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Taxon taxon Q469038
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cinereus shrew

Summary

cinereus shrew is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #1,589 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • cinereus shrew's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • cinereus shrew is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • cinereus shrew's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • cinereus shrew belongs to the parent taxon Otisorex[6].
  • cinereus shrew's scientific name is Sorex cinereus[7].
  • cinereus shrew's Commons category is recorded as Sorex cinereus[8].
  • cinereus shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cinereus Shrew'}[9].
  • cinereus shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Masked Shrew'}[10].
  • cinereus shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Amerikanische Maskenspitzmaus'}[11].
  • cinereus shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Aschgraue Spitzmaus'}[12].
  • cinereus shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cinereus Shrew (Masked Shrew)'}[13].
  • cinereus shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common shrew'}[14].
  • cinereus shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'musaraigne cendrée'}[15].
  • cinereus shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'masked shrew'}[16].
  • cinereus shrew's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+20'}[17].
  • cinereus shrew's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[18].
  • cinereus shrew's Digital Atlas of Idaho URL is recorded as https://digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/bio/mammal/insec/Shrews/mash/mashfrm.htm[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, cinereus shrew is Sorex cinereus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Otisorex[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cinereus Shrew'}[9], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Masked Shrew'}[10], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Amerikanische Maskenspitzmaus'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Aschgraue Spitzmaus'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cinereus Shrew (Masked Shrew)'}[13], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common shrew'}[14].

Identifiers

cinereus shrew's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 59815[20]. cinereus shrew's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36803[21]. cinereus shrew's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 115784[22]. cinereus shrew's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435964[23]. cinereus shrew's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179929[24].

Why It Matters

cinereus shrew ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #1,589 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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. [21] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . NWT Species Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d 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': '+20'}
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