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Laxmann's Shrew

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Laxmann's Shrew

Summary

Laxmann's Shrew is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Laxmann's Shrew's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Laxmann's Shrew is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Laxmann's Shrew's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Laxmann's Shrew belongs to the parent taxon Sorex[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Laxmann's Shrew is Sorex caecutiens[7].
  • Laxmann's Shrew's Commons category is recorded as Sorex caecutiens[8].
  • Laxmann's Shrew's taxon synonym is recorded as Sorex macropygmaeus[9].
  • Laxmann's Shrew's taxon synonym is recorded as Sorex shinto saevus[10].
  • Laxmann's Shrew's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. caecutiens'}[11].
  • Laxmann's Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musaraña Careta'}[12].
  • Laxmann's Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'MUSARAÑA CARETA'}[13].
  • Laxmann's Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Musaraigne Masquée'}[14].
  • Laxmann's Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'MUSARAIGNE MASQUÉE'}[15].
  • Laxmann's Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Laxmann's Shrew"}[16].
  • Laxmann's Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Masked Shrew'}[17].
  • Laxmann's Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'MASKED SHREW'}[18].
  • Laxmann's Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Laxmann’s Shrew'}[19].
  • Laxmann's Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Lappland-Maskenspitzmaus'}[20].
  • Laxmann's Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Lapplandspitzmaus'}[21].
  • Laxmann's Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eurasische Masken-Rotzahnspitzmaus'}[22].
  • Laxmann's Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'idänpäästäinen'}[23].
  • Laxmann's Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '中鼩鼱'}[24].
  • Laxmann's Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'lappspissmus'}[25].
  • Laxmann's Shrew's habitat is recorded as forest[26].
  • Laxmann's Shrew's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+20'}[27].

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Classification

Laxmann's Shrew's scientific name is Sorex caecutiens[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Sorex[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musaraña Careta'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Musaraigne Masquée'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "it"}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Masked Shrew'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Laxmann’s Shrew'}[19], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Lappland-Maskenspitzmaus'}[20].

Identifiers

Laxmann's Shrew's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46410[28]. Laxmann's Shrew's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 62276[29]. Laxmann's Shrew's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 124137[30]. Laxmann's Shrew's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435994[31]. Laxmann's Shrew's ITIS TSN is recorded as 633783[32].

Why It Matters

Laxmann's Shrew ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. 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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  1. 11w ago · TadejM · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Sorex macropygmaeus, Sorex shinto saevus
    Taxon rank → species
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+20'}
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musaraña Careta'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'MUSARAÑA CARETA'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Musaraigne Masquée'} +11
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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