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California kangaroo rat

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California kangaroo rat

Summary

California kangaroo rat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #1,612 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • California kangaroo rat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • California kangaroo rat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • California kangaroo rat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • California kangaroo rat belongs to the parent taxon kangaroo rat[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, California kangaroo rat is Dipodomys californicus[7].
  • California kangaroo rat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. californicus'}[8].
  • California kangaroo rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California Kangaroo Rat'}[9].
  • California kangaroo rat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kalifornische Kängururatte'}[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, California kangaroo rat is Dipodomys californicus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within kangaroo rat[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California Kangaroo Rat'}[9] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kalifornische Kängururatte'}[10].

Identifiers

California kangaroo rat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44117[11]. California kangaroo rat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10017[12]. California kangaroo rat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328073[13]. California kangaroo rat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439546[14]. California kangaroo rat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180234[15].

Why It Matters

California kangaroo rat ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #1,612 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Thiotrix · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Dipodomys californicus I.jpg
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    Instance of → taxon
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