Northern Giant Pouched Rat

species of mammal; African rodent
Taxon taxon Q1770542
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Summary

Northern Giant Pouched Rat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month, #1,368 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Northern Giant Pouched Rat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Northern Giant Pouched Rat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Northern Giant Pouched Rat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Northern Giant Pouched Rat belongs to the parent taxon Cricetomys[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Northern Giant Pouched Rat is Cricetomys gambianus[7].
  • Northern Giant Pouched Rat's Commons category is recorded as Cricetomys gambianus[8].
  • Northern Giant Pouched Rat's temporal range start is recorded as Holocene[9].
  • Northern Giant Pouched Rat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cricetomys gambianus[10].
  • Northern Giant Pouched Rat's Commons gallery is recorded as Cricetomys gambianus[11].
  • Northern Giant Pouched Rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Giant Pouched Rat'}[12].
  • Northern Giant Pouched Rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gambian Rat'}[13].
  • Northern Giant Pouched Rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nördliche Riesenhamsterratte'}[14].
  • Northern Giant Pouched Rat dates from the Holocene[15].
  • Northern Giant Pouched Rat's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'year', 'amount': '+8.4'}[16].
  • Northern Giant Pouched Rat's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Northern Giant Pouched Rat is Cricetomys gambianus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Cricetomys[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gambian Rat'}[13], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nördliche Riesenhamsterratte'}[14].

Identifiers

Northern Giant Pouched Rat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44512[18]. Northern Giant Pouched Rat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10085[19]. Northern Giant Pouched Rat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1179553[20]. Northern Giant Pouched Rat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2438550[21]. Northern Giant Pouched Rat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632775[22].

Why It Matters

Northern Giant Pouched Rat ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month, #1,368 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Enwebb · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+8.4'}
    Parent taxon → Cricetomys
    Temporal range start → Holocene
    Instance of → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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