Himalayan marmot

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q922076
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Himalayan marmot

Summary

Himalayan marmot is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (365 views/month, #1,487 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Himalayan marmot's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Himalayan marmot is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Himalayan marmot's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Himalayan marmot is classified within Marmota[6].
  • Himalayan marmot belongs to the parent taxon Marmota[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Himalayan marmot is Marmota himalayana[8].
  • Himalayan marmot's Commons category is recorded as Marmota himalayana[9].
  • Himalayan marmot's original combination is recorded as Arctomys himalayanus[10].
  • Himalayan marmot's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. himalayana'}[11].
  • Himalayan marmot is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Himalayan marmot'}[12].
  • Himalayan marmot is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Marmota Del Himalaya'}[13].
  • Himalayan marmot is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Himalayan Marmot'}[14].
  • Himalayan marmot is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Karakoram Marmot'}[15].
  • Himalayan marmot is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Himalaja-Murmeltier'}[16].
  • Himalayan marmot is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '喜马拉雅旱獭'}[17].
  • Himalayan marmot's habitat is recorded as shrubland[18].
  • Himalayan marmot's Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is recorded as Schedule II (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[19].
  • Himalayan marmot's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix III of CITES[20].
  • Himalayan marmot's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[21].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Himalayan marmot is Marmota himalayana[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Marmota[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Marmota Del Himalaya'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Karakoram Marmot'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Himalaja-Murmeltier'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '喜马拉雅旱獭'}[17].

Identifiers

Himalayan marmot's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46094[22]. Himalayan marmot's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 93163[23]. Himalayan marmot's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 312103[24]. Himalayan marmot's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437371[25]. Himalayan marmot's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632382[26].

Why It Matters

Himalayan marmot ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (365 views/month, #1,487 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [25] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . India Schedule Species Database. wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . Species+. wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Habitat shrubland
    Parent taxon Marmota, Marmota
    Diel cycle diurnality
    Instance of taxon
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