Desert dormouse

species of dormouse
Taxon taxon Q1331423
Desert dormouse
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Desert dormouse

Summary

Desert dormouse is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Desert dormouse's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Desert dormouse is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Betpak-Dala is named after Desert dormouse[5].
  • Desert dormouse's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Data Deficient[6].
  • Desert dormouse belongs to the parent taxon Selevinia[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Desert dormouse is Selevinia betpakdalaensis[8].
  • Desert dormouse's Commons category is recorded as Selevinia betpakdalaensis[9].
  • Desert dormouse's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. betpakdalaensis'}[10].
  • Desert dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Desert Dormouse'}[11].
  • Desert dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Salzkrautbilch'}[12].
  • Desert dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wüstenschläfer'}[13].
  • Desert dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Pârș de deșert'}[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Desert dormouse is Selevinia betpakdalaensis[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Selevinia[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Desert Dormouse'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Salzkrautbilch'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wüstenschläfer'}[13], and {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Pârș de deșert'}[14].

Discovery and Description

Betpak-Dala is named after Desert dormouse[5].

Identifiers

Desert dormouse's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 45871[15]. Desert dormouse's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327943[16]. Desert dormouse's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439656[17]. Desert dormouse's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584977[18].

Why It Matters

Desert dormouse ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . 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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  1. 19d ago · TadejM · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after
    Iucn conservation status Data Deficient
    Parent taxon Selevinia
    Taxon rank species
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: betpakdalski polh"
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