Hazel dormouse

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q207148
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Hazel dormouse

Summary

Hazel dormouse is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month, #1,500 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hazel dormouse received the Animal of the Year[3].
  • Hazel dormouse received the Animal of the Year[4].
  • Hazel dormouse received the Q1970703[5].
  • Hazel dormouse's instance of is recorded as taxon[6].
  • Hazel dormouse is classified at the rank of species[7].
  • Hazel dormouse's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[8].
  • Hazel dormouse belongs to the parent taxon Muscardinus[9].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Hazel dormouse is Muscardinus avellanarius[10].
  • Hazel dormouse's Commons category is recorded as Muscardinus avellanarius[11].
  • Hazel dormouse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Muscardinus avellanarius[12].
  • Hazel dormouse's Commons gallery is recorded as Muscardinus avellanarius[13].
  • Hazel dormouse's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[14].
  • Hazel dormouse's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • Hazel dormouse's original combination is recorded as Mus avellanarius[16].
  • Hazel dormouse's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. avellanarius'}[17].
  • Hazel dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common dormouse'}[18].
  • Hazel dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Muscardino'}[19].
  • Hazel dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Muscardin'}[20].
  • Hazel dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Dormouse'}[21].
  • Hazel dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hazel Dormouse'}[22].
  • Hazel dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Hazel Dormouse'}[23].
  • Hazel dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Haselmaus'}[24].
  • Hazel dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Europäische Haselmaus'}[25].
  • Hazel dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'hazelmuis'}[26].
  • Hazel dormouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'muscardin'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Hazel dormouse is Muscardinus avellanarius[10]. It is classified at the rank of species[7]. It belongs to the parent taxon Muscardinus[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common dormouse'}[18], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Muscardino'}[19], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Muscardin'}[20], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hazel Dormouse'}[22], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Hazel Dormouse'}[23], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Haselmaus'}[24].

Identifiers

Hazel dormouse's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 45856[28]. Hazel dormouse's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 39082[29]. Hazel dormouse's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327940[30]. Hazel dormouse's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439658[31]. Hazel dormouse's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584974[32].

Why It Matters

Hazel dormouse ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month, #1,500 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Hazel dormouse receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year[3], Animal of the Year[4], and Q1970703[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] . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Retrieved . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). 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] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . ARKive. 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. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. 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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