Glaucomys volans

North American mammal
Taxon taxon Q913350
Glaucomys volans
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Glaucomys volans

Summary

Glaucomys volans is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month, #1,373 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Glaucomys volans's image is recorded as Southern Flying Squirrel-27527-1.jpg[3].
  • Glaucomys volans's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Glaucomys volans's taxon rank is recorded as species[5].
  • Glaucomys volans's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Glaucomys volans's parent taxon is recorded as New World flying squirrel[7].
  • Glaucomys volans's taxon range map image is recorded as Glaucomys volans map.svg[8].
  • Glaucomys volans's taxon name is recorded as Glaucomys volans[9].
  • Glaucomys volans's Commons category is recorded as Glaucomys volans[10].
  • Glaucomys volans's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 9240[11].
  • Glaucomys volans's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01zv5w[12].
  • Glaucomys volans's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 64683[13].
  • Glaucomys volans's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180170[14].
  • Glaucomys volans's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 347431[15].
  • Glaucomys volans's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437338[16].
  • Glaucomys volans's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Glaucomys volans[17].
  • Glaucomys volans's Commons gallery is recorded as Glaucomys volans[18].
  • Glaucomys volans's MSW ID is recorded as 12400328[19].
  • Glaucomys volans's original combination is recorded as Mus volans[20].
  • Glaucomys volans's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. volans'}[21].
  • Glaucomys volans's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Southern Flying Squirrel'}[22].
  • Glaucomys volans's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Südliches Gleithörnchen'}[23].
  • Glaucomys volans's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Süd-Assapan'}[24].
  • Glaucomys volans's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mexican Flying Squirrel'}[25].
  • Glaucomys volans's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'petit polatouche'}[26].
  • Glaucomys volans's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+4'}[27].

Why It Matters

Glaucomys volans ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month, #1,373 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Systema Naturae. 10th edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Glaucomys volans. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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