hoary marmot

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q326998
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hoary marmot

Summary

hoary marmot is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (872 views/month, #1,438 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • hoary marmot's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • hoary marmot is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • hoary marmot's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • hoary marmot belongs to the parent taxon Marmota[6].
  • hoary marmot belongs to the parent taxon Petromarmota[7].
  • hoary marmot's scientific name is Marmota caligata[8].
  • hoary marmot's Commons category is recorded as Marmota caligata[9].
  • hoary marmot's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Marmota caligata[10].
  • hoary marmot's Commons gallery is recorded as Marmota caligata[11].
  • hoary marmot's original combination is recorded as Arctomys caligata[12].
  • hoary marmot's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[13].
  • hoary marmot's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. caligata'}[14].
  • hoary marmot is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hoary Marmot'}[15].
  • hoary marmot is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Montague Island Hoary Marmot'}[16].
  • hoary marmot is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eisgraues Murmeltier'}[17].
  • hoary marmot's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+27'}[18].
  • hoary marmot's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, hoary marmot is Marmota caligata[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Marmota[6] and Petromarmota[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hoary Marmot'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Montague Island Hoary Marmot'}[16], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eisgraues Murmeltier'}[17].

Identifiers

hoary marmot's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46087[20]. hoary marmot's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 93160[21]. hoary marmot's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327981[22]. hoary marmot's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437378[23]. hoary marmot's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180139[24].

Why It Matters

hoary marmot ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (872 views/month, #1,438 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . 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. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Diel cycle diurnality
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