Merriam's shrew

Summary

Merriam's shrew is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Merriam's shrew's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Merriam's shrew is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Merriam's shrew's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• Merriam's shrew belongs to the parent taxon Sorex^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Merriam's shrew is Sorex merriami^[7].
• Merriam's shrew's Commons category is recorded as Sorex merriami^[8].
• Merriam's shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Merriam's Shrew"}^[9].
• Merriam's shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Merriam-Spitzmaus'}^[10].
• Merriam's shrew's Digital Atlas of Idaho URL is recorded as https://digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/bio/mammal/insec/Shrews/mesh/meshfrm.htm^[11].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Merriam's shrew is Sorex merriami^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Sorex^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Merriam's Shrew"}^[9] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Merriam-Spitzmaus'}^[10].

Identifiers

Merriam's shrew's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46510^[12]. Merriam's shrew's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328845^[13]. Merriam's shrew's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435989^[14]. Merriam's shrew's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179949^[15].

Why It Matters

Merriam's shrew ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]