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squirrel

family of rodents
Taxon taxon Q9482
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squirrel

Summary

squirrel is a taxon[1]. squirrel ranks in the top 0.031% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,582 views/month, #60 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • squirrel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • squirrel is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • squirrel belongs to the parent taxon Sciuromorpha[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, squirrel is Sciuridae[6].
  • squirrel's Commons category is recorded as Sciuridae[7].
  • squirrel's Unicode character is recorded as 🐿️[8].
  • squirrel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Squirrels[9].
  • squirrel's topic's main category is recorded as Q32514009[10].
  • squirrel's Commons gallery is recorded as Sciuridae[11].
  • squirrel's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[12].
  • squirrel's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • squirrel's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • squirrel's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • squirrel's this taxon is source of is recorded as squirrel skin[16].
  • squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'ekornfamilien'}[17].
  • squirrel's this zoological name is coordinate with is recorded as Sciurinae[18].
  • squirrel's this zoological name is coordinate with is recorded as Sciurini[19].
  • squirrel's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20].
  • squirrel's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[21].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, squirrel is Sciuridae[6]. squirrel is classified at the rank of family[4]. squirrel belongs to the parent taxon Sciuromorpha[5]. squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'ekornfamilien'}[17].

Identifiers

squirrel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 45933[22]. squirrel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 55153[23]. squirrel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8703[24]. squirrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9456[25]. squirrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180135[26].

Why It Matters

squirrel ranks in the top 0.031% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,582 views/month, #60 of 195,241).[2] squirrel has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] squirrel is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . 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. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Parent taxon → Sciuromorpha
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6384, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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