Mustela nivalis

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q25311
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Mustela nivalis

Summary

Mustela nivalis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.38% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,172 views/month, #744 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mustela nivalis received the Animal of the Year[3].
  • Mustela nivalis's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Mustela nivalis is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Mustela nivalis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Mustela nivalis belongs to the parent taxon weasel[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Mustela nivalis is Mustela nivalis[8].
  • Mustela nivalis's Commons category is recorded as Mustela nivalis[9].
  • Mustela nivalis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mustela nivalis[10].
  • Mustela nivalis's Commons gallery is recorded as Mustela nivalis[11].
  • Mustela nivalis's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[12].
  • Mustela nivalis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • Mustela nivalis's described by source is recorded as Mustela nivalis[14].
  • Mustela nivalis's this taxon is source of is recorded as lettice[15].
  • Mustela nivalis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. nivalis'}[16].
  • Mustela nivalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Weasel'}[17].
  • Mustela nivalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Comadreja'}[18].
  • Mustela nivalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Belette d'Europe"}[19].
  • Mustela nivalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Least Weasel'}[20].
  • Mustela nivalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mauswiesel'}[21].
  • Mustela nivalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zwergwiesel'}[22].
  • Mustela nivalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kleinwiesel'}[23].
  • Mustela nivalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hermännchen'}[24].
  • Mustela nivalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'wezel'}[25].
  • Mustela nivalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'belette'}[26].
  • Mustela nivalis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'weasel, least weasel'}[27].

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Classification

Mustela nivalis's scientific name is Mustela nivalis[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within weasel[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Weasel'}[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Comadreja'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Belette d'Europe"}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Least Weasel'}[20], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mauswiesel'}[21], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zwergwiesel'}[22].

Identifiers

Mustela nivalis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 569428[28]. Mustela nivalis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36239[29]. Mustela nivalis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328586[30]. Mustela nivalis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218987[31]. Mustela nivalis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180554[32].

Why It Matters

Mustela nivalis ranks in the top 0.38% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,172 views/month, #744 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Mustela nivalis receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Retrieved . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 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] . Encyclopedia of Medieval Dress and Textiles. Retrieved . referenceworks.brillonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . 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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