Wyoming ground squirrel

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q21730473
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Wyoming ground squirrel

Summary

Wyoming ground squirrel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #1,607 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wyoming ground squirrel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Wyoming ground squirrel is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Wyoming ground squirrel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Wyoming ground squirrel belongs to the parent taxon Urocitellus[6].
  • Wyoming ground squirrel is endemic to United States[7].
  • Wyoming ground squirrel's scientific name is Urocitellus elegans[8].
  • Wyoming ground squirrel's Commons category is recorded as Urocitellus elegans[9].
  • Wyoming ground squirrel began on -1800000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Wyoming ground squirrel's original combination is recorded as Spermophilus elegans[11].
  • Wyoming ground squirrel's taxon synonym is recorded as Spermophilus elegans[12].
  • Wyoming ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nevada Ground Squirrel'}[13].
  • Wyoming ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wyoming Ground Squirrel'}[14].
  • Wyoming ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wyoming-Ziesel'}[15].
  • Wyoming ground squirrel's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[16].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Wyoming ground squirrel is Urocitellus elegans[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': 'Nevada Ground Squirrel'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wyoming Ground Squirrel'}[14], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wyoming-Ziesel'}[15].

Distribution

Wyoming ground squirrel is endemic to United States[7].

Identifiers

Wyoming ground squirrel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 179999[17]. Wyoming ground squirrel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 99838[18]. Wyoming ground squirrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7404826[19]. Wyoming ground squirrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 930319[20].

Why It Matters

Wyoming ground squirrel ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #1,607 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Squirrels of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Squirrels of the World. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Squirrels of the World. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . 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. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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