Steppe mouse

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q962616
Steppe mouse
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Steppe mouse

Summary

Steppe mouse is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Steppe mouse's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Steppe mouse is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Steppe mouse's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Steppe mouse belongs to the parent taxon Mus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Steppe mouse is Mus spicilegus[7].
  • Steppe mouse's Commons category is recorded as Mus spicilegus[8].
  • Steppe mouse's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. spicilegus'}[9].
  • Steppe mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ratón De Las Estepas'}[10].
  • Steppe mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Souris Des Steppes'}[11].
  • Steppe mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mound-building Mouse'}[12].
  • Steppe mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Steppe Mouse'}[13].
  • Steppe mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ährenmaus'}[14].
  • Steppe mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Șoarece de mișună'}[15].
  • Steppe mouse's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.5'}[16].
  • Steppe mouse's sequenced genome URL is recorded as http://www.ensembl.org/Mus_spicilegus[17].
  • Steppe mouse's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+6.7'}[18].

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Classification

Steppe mouse's scientific name is Mus spicilegus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Mus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ratón De Las Estepas'}[10], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Souris Des Steppes'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mound-building Mouse'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Steppe Mouse'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ährenmaus'}[14], and {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Șoarece de mișună'}[15].

Identifiers

Steppe mouse's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44702[19]. Steppe mouse's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10103[20]. Steppe mouse's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1179254[21]. Steppe mouse's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2438805[22]. Steppe mouse's ITIS TSN is recorded as 585406[23].

Why It Matters

Steppe mouse ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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. [20] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . 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. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . Ensembl genome database project. wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . Mus spicilegus. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size {'amount': '+6.7'}
    Parent taxon Mus
    Instance of taxon
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
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