Northern pocket gopher

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q1769015
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Northern pocket gopher

Summary

Northern pocket gopher is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Northern pocket gopher's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Northern pocket gopher is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Northern pocket gopher's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Northern pocket gopher belongs to the parent taxon Thomomys[6].
  • Northern pocket gopher's scientific name is Thomomys talpoides[7].
  • Northern pocket gopher's Commons category is recorded as Thomomys talpoides[8].
  • Northern pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Pocket Gopher'}[9].
  • Northern pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vancouver Pocket Gopher'}[10].
  • Northern pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nördliche Taschenratte'}[11].

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Classification

Northern pocket gopher's scientific name is Thomomys talpoides[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Thomomys[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Pocket Gopher'}[9], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vancouver Pocket Gopher'}[10], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nördliche Taschenratte'}[11].

Identifiers

Northern pocket gopher's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44066[12]. Northern pocket gopher's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 35660[13]. Northern pocket gopher's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328063[14]. Northern pocket gopher's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439383[15]. Northern pocket gopher's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180228[16].

Why It Matters

Northern pocket gopher ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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. [13] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Thomomys
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