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Mexican fox squirrel

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q1765556
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Mexican fox squirrel

Summary

Mexican fox squirrel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mexican fox squirrel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Mexican fox squirrel is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Mexican fox squirrel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Mexican fox squirrel is classified within Q281124[6].
  • Mexican fox squirrel is classified within Sciurus[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Mexican fox squirrel is Sciurus nayaritensis[8].
  • Mexican fox squirrel's Commons category is recorded as Sciurus nayaritensis[9].
  • Mexican fox squirrel's taxon synonym is recorded as Sciurus alstoni[10].
  • Mexican fox squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mexican Fox Squirrel'}[11].
  • Mexican fox squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mexikanisches Fuchshörnchen'}[12].
  • Mexican fox squirrel's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[13].

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Classification

Mexican fox squirrel's scientific name is Sciurus nayaritensis[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Q281124[6] and Sciurus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mexican Fox Squirrel'}[11] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mexikanisches Fuchshörnchen'}[12].

Identifiers

Mexican fox squirrel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46024[14]. Mexican fox squirrel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2749097[15]. Mexican fox squirrel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 346531[16]. Mexican fox squirrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219669[17]. Mexican fox squirrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180177[18].

Why It Matters

Mexican fox squirrel ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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. [15] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Taxon synonym → Sciurus alstoni
    Taxon rank → species
    Parent taxon → Q281124, Sciurus
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