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Mazama pocket gopher

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Taxon taxon Q45586
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Mazama pocket gopher

Summary

Mazama pocket gopher is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mazama pocket gopher's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Mazama pocket gopher is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Mazama pocket gopher's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Mazama pocket gopher is classified within Thomomys[6].
  • Mazama pocket gopher is endemic to United States[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Mazama pocket gopher is Thomomys mazama[8].
  • Mazama pocket gopher's Commons category is recorded as Thomomys mazama[9].
  • Mazama pocket gopher's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. mazama'}[10].
  • Mazama pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western pocket gopher'}[11].
  • Mazama pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mazama Pocket Gopher'}[12].
  • Mazama pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Puget Sound Pocket Gopher'}[13].
  • Mazama pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Pocket Gopher'}[14].
  • Mazama pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mazama-Taschenratte'}[15].
  • Mazama pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Westliche Taschenratte'}[16].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Mazama pocket gopher is Thomomys mazama[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': 'Western pocket gopher'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mazama Pocket Gopher'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Puget Sound Pocket Gopher'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mazama-Taschenratte'}[15], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Westliche Taschenratte'}[16].

Distribution

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

Identifiers

Mazama pocket gopher's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44064[17]. Mazama pocket gopher's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 50723[18]. Mazama pocket gopher's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328061[19]. Mazama pocket gopher's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439389[20]. Mazama pocket gopher's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180226[21].

Why It Matters

Mazama pocket gopher ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

United States

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. [18] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . ARKive. 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] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Thomomys
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    Taxon rank → species
    Endemic to → United States
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