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naked mole-rat

burrowing rodent; one of only two known eusocial mammals
Taxon taxon Q276290
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naked mole-rat

Summary

naked mole-rat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.27% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,628 views/month, #527 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • naked mole-rat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • naked mole-rat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • naked mole-rat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • naked mole-rat belongs to the parent taxon Heterocephalus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, naked mole-rat is Heterocephalus glaber[7].
  • naked mole-rat's Commons category is recorded as Heterocephalus glaber[8].
  • naked mole-rat began on -4300000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • naked mole-rat's Commons gallery is recorded as Heterocephalus glaber[10].
  • naked mole-rat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'fat boy'}[11].
  • naked mole-rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Naked mole rat'}[12].
  • naked mole-rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Naked Mole Rat'}[13].
  • naked mole-rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Naked Mole-rat'}[14].
  • naked mole-rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sand Puppy'}[15].
  • naked mole-rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nacktmull'}[16].
  • naked mole-rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'farúmfer'}[17].
  • naked mole-rat's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+1.5'}[18].
  • naked mole-rat's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+33.9'}[19].
  • naked mole-rat's uses is recorded as eusociality[20].
  • naked mole-rat's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+67'}[21].
  • naked mole-rat's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+67'}[22].
  • naked mole-rat's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Heterocephalus_glaber[23].
  • naked mole-rat's sequenced genome URL is recorded as http://www.ensembl.org/Heterocephalus_glaber[24].
  • naked mole-rat's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+11'}[25].
  • naked mole-rat's diel cycle is recorded as crepuscular[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, naked mole-rat is Heterocephalus glaber[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Heterocephalus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Naked mole rat'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Naked Mole-rat'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sand Puppy'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nacktmull'}[16], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'farúmfer'}[17].

Identifiers

naked mole-rat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43746[27]. naked mole-rat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10181[28]. naked mole-rat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 326232[29]. naked mole-rat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219654[30]. naked mole-rat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584677[31].

Why It Matters

naked mole-rat ranks in the top 0.27% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,628 views/month, #527 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. 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] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Heterocephalus glaber. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Heterocephalus glaber. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Heterocephalus glaber. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . Heterocephalus glaber. wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Ensembl genome database project. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'amount': '+11'}
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+67'}
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