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Arctic ground squirrel

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Taxon taxon Q674275
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Arctic ground squirrel

Summary

Arctic ground squirrel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (356 views/month, #1,529 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arctic ground squirrel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Arctic ground squirrel's instance of is recorded as synonym[4].
  • Arctic ground squirrel is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Arctic ground squirrel belongs to the parent taxon Spermophilus[6].
  • Arctic ground squirrel's scientific name is Spermophilus parryii[7].
  • Arctic ground squirrel's Commons category is recorded as Urocitellus parryii[8].
  • Arctic ground squirrel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Urocitellus parryii[9].
  • Arctic ground squirrel's Commons gallery is recorded as Urocitellus parryii[10].
  • Arctic ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Arctic ground squirrel'}[11].
  • Arctic ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Arctic Ground Squirrel'}[12].
  • Arctic ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Arktischer Ziesel'}[13].
  • Arctic ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '长尾黄鼠'}[14].
  • Arctic ground squirrel's sequenced genome URL is recorded as http://www.ensembl.org/Urocitellus_parryii[15].
  • Arctic ground squirrel's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[16].
  • Arctic ground squirrel's taxon synonym of is recorded as Urocitellus parryii[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Arctic ground squirrel is Spermophilus parryii[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Spermophilus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Arktischer Ziesel'}[13], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '长尾黄鼠'}[14].

Identifiers

Arctic ground squirrel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327988[18]. Arctic ground squirrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437291[19]. Arctic ground squirrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180146[20].

Why It Matters

Arctic ground squirrel ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (356 views/month, #1,529 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Generic revision in the Holarctic ground squirrel genus Spermophilus. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Ensembl genome database project. wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . 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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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Spermophilus
    Diel cycle → diurnality
    Instance of → taxon, synonym
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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