European ground squirrel

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q623466
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Summary

European ground squirrel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (614 views/month, #1,519 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • European ground squirrel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • European ground squirrel is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • European ground squirrel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • European ground squirrel belongs to the parent taxon Spermophilus[6].
  • European ground squirrel is classified within Spermophilus[7].
  • European ground squirrel's scientific name is Spermophilus citellus[8].
  • European ground squirrel's Commons category is recorded as Spermophilus citellus[9].
  • European ground squirrel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spermophilus citellus[10].
  • European ground squirrel's Commons gallery is recorded as Spermophilus citellus[11].
  • European ground squirrel's original combination is recorded as Mus citellus[12].
  • European ground squirrel's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[13].
  • European ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European ground squirrel'}[14].
  • European ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ardilla Terrestre'}[15].
  • European ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Souslik D'Europe"}[16].
  • European ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Ground Squirrel'}[17].
  • European ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Souslik'}[18].
  • European ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Squirrel'}[19].
  • European ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Suslik'}[20].
  • European ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Europäischer Ziesel'}[21].
  • European ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schlichtziesel'}[22].
  • European ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sysel obecný'}[23].
  • European ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Popândău comun'}[24].
  • European ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Popândău european'}[25].
  • European ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Țiștar comun'}[26].
  • European ground squirrel is commonly known as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Țiștar european'}[27].

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Classification

European ground squirrel's scientific name is Spermophilus citellus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Spermophilus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ardilla Terrestre'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Souslik D'Europe"}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Souslik'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Squirrel'}[19], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Suslik'}[20].

Identifiers

European ground squirrel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46037[28]. European ground squirrel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9997[29]. European ground squirrel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1041051[30]. European ground squirrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437304[31]. European ground squirrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632446[32].

Why It Matters

European ground squirrel ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (614 views/month, #1,519 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Romanian Wikipedia. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Romanian Wikipedia. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Romanian Wikipedia. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Romanian Wikipedia. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'avk', 'bar', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs'
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European ground squirrel'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ardilla Terrestre'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Souslik D'Europe"} +13
    Has characteristic → viviparity
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  2. 15w ago · TadejM · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European ground squirrel'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ardilla Terrestre'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Souslik D'Europe"} +13
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  3. 15w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status → Vulnerable
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  4. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0281804-sysel-obecny
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  5. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+25'}
    Parent taxon → Spermophilus, Spermophilus
    Diel cycle → diurnality
    Instance of → taxon
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