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Columbian ground squirrel

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Columbian ground squirrel

Summary

Columbian ground squirrel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month, #1,546 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Columbian ground squirrel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Columbian ground squirrel is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Columbian ground squirrel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Columbian ground squirrel belongs to the parent taxon Urocitellus[6].
  • Columbian ground squirrel's scientific name is Urocitellus columbianus[7].
  • Columbian ground squirrel's Commons category is recorded as Urocitellus columbianus[8].
  • Columbian ground squirrel's Commons gallery is recorded as Urocitellus columbianus[9].
  • Columbian ground squirrel's taxon synonym is recorded as Spermophilus columbianus[10].
  • Columbian ground squirrel's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'U. columbianus'}[11].
  • Columbian ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Columbian Ground Squirrel'}[12].
  • Columbian ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Columbia-Ziesel'}[13].
  • Columbian ground squirrel's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Columbian ground squirrel is Urocitellus columbianus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Urocitellus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Columbian Ground Squirrel'}[12] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Columbia-Ziesel'}[13].

Identifiers

Columbian ground squirrel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 179998[15]. Columbian ground squirrel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 50862[16]. Columbian ground squirrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7786966[17]. Columbian ground squirrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 930318[18].

Why It Matters

Columbian ground squirrel ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month, #1,546 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Squirrels of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Squirrels of the World. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Squirrels of the World. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . 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. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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