long-tailed weasel

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q720696
long-tailed weasel
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long-tailed weasel

Summary

long-tailed weasel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #1,607 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • long-tailed weasel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • long-tailed weasel is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • long-tailed weasel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • long-tailed weasel is classified within weasel[6].
  • long-tailed weasel belongs to the parent taxon Neogale[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, long-tailed weasel is Mustela frenata[8].
  • long-tailed weasel's Commons category is recorded as Mustela frenata[9].
  • long-tailed weasel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mustela frenata[10].
  • long-tailed weasel's Commons gallery is recorded as Mustela frenata[11].
  • long-tailed weasel's described at URL is recorded as https://www.fws.gov/species/long-tailed-weasel-mustela-frenata[12].
  • long-tailed weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Comedreja Andina'}[13].
  • long-tailed weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long-tailed Weasel'}[14].
  • long-tailed weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Langschwanzwiesel'}[15].
  • long-tailed weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'long-tailed weasel'}[16].
  • long-tailed weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'belette à longue queue'}[17].
  • long-tailed weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Comadreja cola larga'}[18].
  • long-tailed weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long-tailed weasel'}[19].
  • long-tailed weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Langstaartwezel'}[20].
  • long-tailed weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Belette à longue queue'}[21].
  • long-tailed weasel is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'mostela cuallarga'}[22].
  • long-tailed weasel's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+271'}[23].
  • long-tailed weasel's Digital Atlas of Idaho URL is recorded as https://digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/bio/mammal/Carn/muste/ltwe/ltwefrm.htm[24].
  • long-tailed weasel's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[25].
  • long-tailed weasel's protonym of is recorded as Neogale frenata[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, long-tailed weasel is Mustela frenata[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. Recorded parent taxon include weasel[6] and Neogale[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Comedreja Andina'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long-tailed Weasel'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Langschwanzwiesel'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'belette à longue queue'}[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Comadreja cola larga'}[18], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Langstaartwezel'}[20].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 41810[27] and 1264431[28]. long-tailed weasel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 55048[29]. long-tailed weasel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328589[30]. long-tailed weasel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218919[31]. long-tailed weasel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180556[32].

Why It Matters

long-tailed weasel ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #1,607 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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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] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . SeaLifeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . SeaLifeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . SeaLifeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [24] . wikidata.org.
  29. [25] . wikidata.org.
  30. [26] . 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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    Protonym of Neogale frenata
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