Andean squirrel

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q1769574
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Andean squirrel

Summary

Andean squirrel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #1,610 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Andean squirrel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Andean squirrel is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Jacques Pucheran is named after Andean squirrel[5].
  • Andean squirrel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Data Deficient[6].
  • Andean squirrel is classified within Q281124[7].
  • Andean squirrel belongs to the parent taxon Guerlinguetus[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Andean squirrel is Sciurus pucheranii[9].
  • Andean squirrel's Commons category is recorded as Sciurus pucheranii[10].
  • Andean squirrel's original combination is recorded as Funambulus pucheranii[11].
  • Andean squirrel's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. pucheranii'}[12].
  • Andean squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Andean Squirrel'}[13].
  • Andean squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kolumbianisches Eichhörnchen'}[14].
  • Andean squirrel's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[15].

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Classification

Andean squirrel's scientific name is Sciurus pucheranii[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Q281124[7] and Guerlinguetus[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Andean Squirrel'}[13] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kolumbianisches Eichhörnchen'}[14].

Discovery and Description

Jacques Pucheran is named after Andean squirrel[5].

Identifiers

Andean squirrel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46007[16]. Andean squirrel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2749098[17]. Andean squirrel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311624[18]. Andean squirrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219688[19]. Andean squirrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632432[20].

Why It Matters

Andean squirrel ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #1,610 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Versuch einer natürlichen Anordnung der Nagethiere (Rodentia). reader.digitale-sammlungen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . 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.

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    Parent taxon Q281124, Guerlinguetus
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