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Townsend's pocket gopher

species of pocket gopher endemic to the northwestern United States
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Townsend's pocket gopher

Summary

Townsend's pocket gopher is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #1,619 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Townsend's pocket gopher's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Townsend's pocket gopher is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Townsend's pocket gopher's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Townsend's pocket gopher is classified within Thomomys[6].
  • Townsend's pocket gopher is endemic to United States[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Townsend's pocket gopher is Thomomys townsendii[8].
  • Townsend's pocket gopher's Commons category is recorded as Thomomys townsendii[9].
  • Townsend's pocket gopher's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. townsendii'}[10].
  • Townsend's pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Townsend's Pocket Gopher"}[11].
  • Townsend's pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Townsend’s Pocket Gopher'}[12].
  • Townsend's pocket gopher is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Townsend-Taschenratte'}[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Townsend's pocket gopher is Thomomys townsendii[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Thomomys[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Townsend's Pocket Gopher"}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Townsend’s Pocket Gopher'}[12], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Townsend-Taschenratte'}[13].

Distribution

Townsend's pocket gopher is endemic to United States[7].

Identifiers

Townsend's pocket gopher's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44067[14]. Townsend's pocket gopher's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10012[15]. Townsend's pocket gopher's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328064[16]. Townsend's pocket gopher's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439388[17]. Townsend's pocket gopher's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180229[18].

Why It Matters

Townsend's pocket gopher ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #1,619 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

Related Entities

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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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Thomomys
    Endemic to → United States
    Instance of → —
    Taxon rank → species
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