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]