Common shrew

Summary

Common shrew is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (375 views/month, #1,522 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Common shrew's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Common shrew is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Common shrew's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• Common shrew is classified within Sorex^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Common shrew is Sorex araneus^[7].
• Common shrew's Commons category is recorded as Sorex araneus^[8].
• Common shrew's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sorex araneus^[9].
• Common shrew's Commons gallery is recorded as Sorex araneus^[10].
• Common shrew's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. araneus'}^[11].
• Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common shrew'}^[12].
• Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musaraña Colicuadrada'}^[13].
• Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'MUSARAÑA COLICUADRADA'}^[14].
• Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Musaraigne Carrelet'}^[15].
• Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'MUSARAIGNE CARRELET'}^[16].
• Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Shrew'}^[17].
• Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eurasian Shrew'}^[18].
• Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eurasian Common Shrew'}^[19].
• Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Waldspitzmaus'}^[20].
• Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eurasische Waldspitzmaus'}^[21].
• Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'gewone bosspitsmuis'}^[22].
• Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'musaraigne carrelet'}^[23].
• Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common shrew'}^[24].
• Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'metsäpäästäinen'}^[25].
• Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'krattspissmus'}^[26].
• Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'murgañu euroasiáticu'}^[27].

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Classification

Common shrew's scientific name is Sorex araneus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Sorex^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musaraña Colicuadrada'}^[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Musaraigne Carrelet'}^[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eurasian Shrew'}^[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eurasian Common Shrew'}^[19], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Waldspitzmaus'}^[20].

Identifiers

Common shrew's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46414^[28]. Common shrew's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 42254^[29]. Common shrew's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 124497^[30]. Common shrew's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8316400^[31]. Common shrew's ITIS TSN is recorded as 633779^[32].

Why It Matters

Common shrew ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (375 views/month, #1,522 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]