Vancouver Island marmot

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q746636
Vancouver Island marmot
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Vancouver Island marmot

Summary

Vancouver Island marmot is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (299 views/month, #1,566 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vancouver Island marmot's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Vancouver Island marmot is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Vancouver Island marmot's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • Vancouver Island marmot is classified within Marmota[6].
  • Vancouver Island marmot is classified within Petromarmota[7].
  • Vancouver Island marmot's scientific name is Marmota vancouverensis[8].
  • Vancouver Island marmot's Commons category is recorded as Marmota vancouverensis[9].
  • Vancouver Island marmot's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. vancouverensis'}[10].
  • Vancouver Island marmot is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vancouver Island marmot'}[11].
  • Vancouver Island marmot is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese Ferret Badger'}[12].
  • Vancouver Island marmot is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vancouver Island Marmot'}[13].
  • Vancouver Island marmot is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vancouver Marmot'}[14].
  • Vancouver Island marmot is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kappenmurmeltier'}[15].
  • Vancouver Island marmot's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+13'}[16].
  • Vancouver Island marmot's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Vancouver Island marmot is Marmota vancouverensis[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Marmota[6] and Petromarmota[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese Ferret Badger'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vancouver Marmot'}[14], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kappenmurmeltier'}[15].

Identifiers

Vancouver Island marmot's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46091[18]. Vancouver Island marmot's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 93167[19]. Vancouver Island marmot's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327987[20]. Vancouver Island marmot's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437365[21]. Vancouver Island marmot's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180142[22].

Why It Matters

Vancouver Island marmot ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (299 views/month, #1,566 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

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] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . 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. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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