Eurasian Red Squirrel

species of tree squirrel common throughout Eurasia
Taxon taxon Q4388
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Eurasian Red Squirrel

Summary

Eurasian Red Squirrel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,490 views/month, #455 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eurasian Red Squirrel received the Garden Animal of the Year[3].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel belongs to the parent taxon Q281124[7].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel belongs to the parent taxon Sciurus[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Eurasian Red Squirrel is Sciurus vulgaris[9].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel's Commons category is recorded as Sciurus vulgaris[10].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sciurus vulgaris[11].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel's Commons gallery is recorded as Sciurus vulgaris[12].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[14].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel's described by source is recorded as Genetic and plastic responses of a northern mammal to climate change[15].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[16].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel's this taxon is source of is recorded as miniver[17].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. vulgaris'}[18].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ardilla Roja'}[19].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ecureuil Roux'}[20].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eurasian Red Squirrel'}[21].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Red Squirrel'}[22].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Europäisches Eichhörnchen'}[23].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eurasisches Eichhörnchen'}[24].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'veverka obecná'}[25].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'euraziatische rode eekhoorn, eekhoorn'}[26].
  • Eurasian Red Squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'écureuil, écureuil rouge'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Eurasian Red Squirrel is Sciurus vulgaris[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. Recorded parent taxon include Q281124[7] and Sciurus[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ardilla Roja'}[19], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ecureuil Roux'}[20], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[21], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Red Squirrel'}[22], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Europäisches Eichhörnchen'}[23], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eurasisches Eichhörnchen'}[24].

Identifiers

Eurasian Red Squirrel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46001[28]. Eurasian Red Squirrel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 55149[29]. Eurasian Red Squirrel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1037909[30]. Eurasian Red Squirrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8211070[31]. Eurasian Red Squirrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632439[32].

Why It Matters

Eurasian Red Squirrel ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,490 views/month, #455 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Eurasian Red Squirrel receive?

Honors received include Garden Animal of the Year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . sielmann-stiftung.de. sielmann-stiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . The Dictionary of Fashion History. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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