Garden dormouse

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q465786
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Garden dormouse

Summary

Garden dormouse is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (628 views/month, #1,486 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Garden dormouse received the Q109758751[3].
  • Garden dormouse received the Animal of the Year[4].
  • Garden dormouse received the Garden Animal of the Year[5].
  • Garden dormouse's instance of is recorded as taxon[6].
  • Garden dormouse is classified at the rank of species[7].
  • Garden dormouse's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[8].
  • Garden dormouse belongs to the parent taxon Eliomys[9].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Garden dormouse is Eliomys quercinus[10].
  • Garden dormouse's Commons category is recorded as Eliomys quercinus[11].
  • Garden dormouse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eliomys quercinus[12].
  • Garden dormouse's Commons gallery is recorded as Eliomys quercinus[13].
  • Garden dormouse's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • Garden dormouse's original combination is recorded as Mus quercinus[15].
  • Garden dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Garden dormouse'}[16].
  • Garden dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lirón Careto'}[17].
  • Garden dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lérot'}[18].
  • Garden dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Garden Dormouse'}[19].
  • Garden dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Garden Dormouse'}[20].
  • Garden dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Europäischer Gartenschläfer'}[21].
  • Garden dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'plch zahradní'}[22].
  • Garden dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'eikelmuis'}[23].
  • Garden dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'lérot'}[24].
  • Garden dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'garden dormouse'}[25].
  • Garden dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gartenschläfer'}[26].
  • Garden dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'tammihiiri'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Garden dormouse is Eliomys quercinus[10]. It is classified at the rank of species[7]. It belongs to the parent taxon Eliomys[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lirón Careto'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lérot'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Garden Dormouse'}[20], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Europäischer Gartenschläfer'}[21], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'plch zahradní'}[22].

Identifiers

Garden dormouse's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 45863[28]. Garden dormouse's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 53277[29]. Garden dormouse's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327936[30]. Garden dormouse's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439683[31]. Garden dormouse's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584970[32].

Why It Matters

Garden dormouse ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (628 views/month, #1,486 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Garden dormouse receive?

Honors received include Q109758751[3], Animal of the Year[4], and Garden Animal of the Year[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved . nzz.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. 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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