Townsend's ground squirrel

Summary

Townsend's ground squirrel is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Townsend's ground squirrel's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Townsend's ground squirrel is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Townsend's ground squirrel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable^[5].
• Townsend's ground squirrel is classified within Urocitellus^[6].
• Townsend's ground squirrel is endemic to Washington^[7].
• Townsend's ground squirrel's scientific name is Urocitellus townsendii^[8].
• Townsend's ground squirrel's Commons category is recorded as Urocitellus townsendii^[9].
• Townsend's ground squirrel's original combination is recorded as Spermophilus townsendii^[10].
• Townsend's ground squirrel's taxon synonym is recorded as Spermophilus townsendii^[11].
• Townsend's ground squirrel's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'U. townsendii'}^[12].
• Townsend's ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Townsend's Ground Squirrel"}^[13].
• Townsend's ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Townsend-Ziesel'}^[14].
• Townsend's ground squirrel's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality^[15].

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Classification

Townsend's ground squirrel's scientific name is Urocitellus townsendii^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Urocitellus^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Townsend's Ground Squirrel"}^[13] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Townsend-Ziesel'}^[14].

Distribution

Townsend's ground squirrel is endemic to Washington^[7].

Identifiers

Townsend's ground squirrel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 180003^[16]. Townsend's ground squirrel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 99861^[17]. Townsend's ground squirrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8028887^[18]. Townsend's ground squirrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 930323^[19].

Why It Matters

Townsend's ground squirrel ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]