Marmota monax

North American species of squirrel
Taxon taxon Q221612
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Marmota monax

Summary

Marmota monax is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.09% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,026 views/month, #176 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Marmota monax's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Marmota monax is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Marmota monax's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Marmota monax belongs to the parent taxon Marmota[6].
  • Marmota monax belongs to the parent taxon Marmota[7].
  • Marmota monax's scientific name is Marmota monax[8].
  • Marmota monax's Commons category is recorded as Marmota monax[9].
  • Marmota monax's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Marmota monax[10].
  • Marmota monax's Commons gallery is recorded as Marmota monax[11].
  • Marmota monax's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Marmota monax's original combination is recorded as Mus monax[13].
  • Marmota monax's used by is recorded as Groundhog Day[14].
  • Marmota monax's has characteristic is recorded as hibernation[15].
  • Marmota monax's this taxon is source of is recorded as groundhog meat[16].
  • Marmota monax's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. monax'}[17].
  • Marmota monax's name in kana is recorded as グラウンドホッグ[18].
  • Marmota monax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Woodchuck'}[19].
  • Marmota monax is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Waldmurmeltier'}[20].
  • Marmota monax is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'świstak amerykański'}[21].
  • Marmota monax is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Woodchuck (Gopher)'}[22].
  • Marmota monax's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+27'}[23].
  • Marmota monax's gait is recorded as half-bound[24].
  • Marmota monax's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+31'}[25].
  • Marmota monax's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+14'}[26].
  • Marmota monax's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[27].

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Classification

Marmota monax's scientific name is Marmota monax[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Marmota[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Woodchuck'}[19], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Waldmurmeltier'}[20], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'świstak amerykański'}[21], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Woodchuck (Gopher)'}[22].

Identifiers

Marmota monax's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46095[28]. Marmota monax's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9995[29]. Marmota monax's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327979[30]. Marmota monax's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437368[31]. Marmota monax's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180137[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Marmota monax include Go[33], a programming language[34], founded in 2009[35].

Why It Matters

Marmota monax ranks in the top 0.09% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,026 views/month, #176 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Go[33], a programming language[34], founded in 2009[35].

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. [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] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . treehugger.com. Retrieved . treehugger.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . NWT Species Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Marmota monax. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Used by Groundhog Day
    Litter size {'amount': '+4'}
    Has characteristic hibernation
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007561142905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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