Desert pocket mouse

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q167650
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Desert pocket mouse

Summary

Desert pocket mouse is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #1,616 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Desert pocket mouse's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Desert pocket mouse is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Desert pocket mouse's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Desert pocket mouse is classified within Chaetodipus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Desert pocket mouse is Chaetodipus penicillatus[7].
  • Desert pocket mouse's Commons category is recorded as Chaetodipus penicillatus[8].
  • Desert pocket mouse's original combination is recorded as Perognathus penicillatus[9].
  • Desert pocket mouse's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. penicillatus'}[10].
  • Desert pocket mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Desert Pocket Mouse'}[11].
  • Desert pocket mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Große Wüstentaschenmaus'}[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Desert pocket mouse is Chaetodipus penicillatus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Chaetodipus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Desert Pocket Mouse'}[11] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Große Wüstentaschenmaus'}[12].

Identifiers

Desert pocket mouse's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44094[13]. Desert pocket mouse's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 38672[14]. Desert pocket mouse's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311995[15]. Desert pocket mouse's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439591[16]. Desert pocket mouse's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552486[17].

Why It Matters

Desert pocket mouse ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #1,616 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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. [14] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . 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] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Chaetodipus
    Original combination Perognathus penicillatus
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of taxon
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551985205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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