Taiga Shrew

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q1383978
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Taiga Shrew

Summary

Taiga Shrew is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #1,628 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taiga Shrew's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Taiga Shrew is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Taiga Shrew's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Taiga Shrew is classified within Sorex[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Taiga Shrew is Sorex isodon[7].
  • Taiga Shrew's Commons category is recorded as Sorex isodon[8].
  • Taiga Shrew's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. isodon'}[9].
  • Taiga Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Equal-toothed shrew'}[10].
  • Taiga Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Taiga Shrew'}[11].
  • Taiga Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'korpipäästäinen'}[12].
  • Taiga Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Taiganäbbmus'}[13].
  • Taiga Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musaraña Siberiana'}[14].
  • Taiga Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'MUSARAÑA SIBERIANA'}[15].
  • Taiga Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Musaraigne Sombre'}[16].
  • Taiga Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'MUSARAIGNE SOMBRE'}[17].
  • Taiga Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Even-toothed Shrew'}[18].
  • Taiga Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'TAIGA SHREW'}[19].
  • Taiga Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Taigaspitzmaus'}[20].
  • Taiga Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'mustapäästäinen'}[21].
  • Taiga Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '远东鼩鼱'}[22].
  • Taiga Shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'taigaspissmus'}[23].
  • Taiga Shrew's habitat is recorded as forest[24].
  • Taiga Shrew's diel cycle is recorded as cathemeral[25].
  • Taiga Shrew's taxon range is recorded as North Korea[26].
  • Taiga Shrew's taxon range is recorded as People's Republic of China[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Taiga Shrew is Sorex isodon[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Sorex[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Equal-toothed shrew'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'korpipäästäinen'}[12], {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Taiganäbbmus'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musaraña Siberiana'}[14], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Musaraigne Sombre'}[16].

Identifiers

Taiga Shrew's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46381[28]. Taiga Shrew's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 62281[29]. Taiga Shrew's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 121612[30]. Taiga Shrew's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436016[31]. Taiga Shrew's ITIS TSN is recorded as 633794[32].

Why It Matters

Taiga Shrew ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #1,628 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Habitat forest
    Regional conservation status Data Deficient
    Parent taxon Sorex
    Diel cycle cathemeral
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