Idaho pocket gopher

species of rodent in the family Geomyidae
Taxon taxon Q45592
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Idaho pocket gopher

Summary

Idaho pocket gopher is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Idaho pocket gopher's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Idaho pocket gopher is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Idaho pocket gopher's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Idaho pocket gopher is classified within Thomomys[6].
  • Idaho pocket gopher is endemic to United States[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Idaho pocket gopher is Thomomys idahoensis[8].
  • Idaho pocket gopher's Commons category is recorded as Thomomys idahoensis[9].
  • Idaho pocket gopher's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. idahoensis'}[10].
  • Idaho pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Idaho Pocket Gopher'}[11].
  • Idaho pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Idaho-Taschenratte'}[12].
  • Idaho pocket gopher's Digital Atlas of Idaho URL is recorded as https://digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/bio/mammal/Rod/Gophers/idpogo/ipgofrm.htm[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Idaho pocket gopher is Thomomys idahoensis[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Thomomys[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Idaho Pocket Gopher'}[11] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Idaho-Taschenratte'}[12].

Distribution

Idaho pocket gopher is endemic to United States[7].

Identifiers

Idaho pocket gopher's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44063[14]. Idaho pocket gopher's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 480986[15]. Idaho pocket gopher's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328054[16]. Idaho pocket gopher's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439384[17]. Idaho pocket gopher's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180225[18].

Why It Matters

Idaho pocket gopher ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

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] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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