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Beach vole

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q1765454
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Beach vole

Summary

Beach vole is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beach vole's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Beach vole is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Beach vole's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Beach vole is classified within Mynomes[6].
  • Beach vole's scientific name is Microtus breweri[7].
  • Beach vole's Commons category is recorded as Microtus breweri[8].
  • Beach vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beach Vole'}[9].
  • Beach vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beach Meadow Vole'}[10].
  • Beach vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Küstenwühlmaus'}[11].
  • Beach vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Strandwühlmaus'}[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Beach vole is Microtus breweri[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Mynomes[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beach Vole'}[9], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beach Meadow Vole'}[10], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Küstenwühlmaus'}[11], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Strandwühlmaus'}[12].

Identifiers

Beach vole's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44325[13]. Beach vole's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 663697[14]. Beach vole's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 310283[15]. Beach vole's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2438615[16]. Beach vole's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180304[17].

Why It Matters

Beach vole ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Vulnerable
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Mynomes
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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