field vole

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q264793
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field vole

Summary

field vole is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #1,565 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • field vole's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • field vole is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • field vole's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • field vole belongs to the parent taxon Euarvicola[6].
  • field vole is classified within Microtus[7].
  • field vole's scientific name is Microtus agrestis[8].
  • field vole's Commons category is recorded as Microtus agrestis[9].
  • field vole's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Microtus agrestis[10].
  • field vole's Commons gallery is recorded as Microtus agrestis[11].
  • field vole's original combination is recorded as Mus agrestis[12].
  • field vole's taxon synonym is recorded as Mus gregarius[13].
  • field vole's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. agrestis'}[14].
  • field vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Field vole'}[15].
  • field vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Topillo Agreste'}[16].
  • field vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Campagnol Agreste'}[17].
  • field vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Field Vole'}[18].
  • field vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Short-tailed Vole'}[19].
  • field vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Erdmaus'}[20].
  • field vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'aardmuis'}[21].
  • field vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'campagnol agreste'}[22].
  • field vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'field vole, short-tailed vole'}[23].
  • field vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'peltomyyrä'}[24].
  • field vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黑田鼠'}[25].
  • field vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Șoarece de pământ'}[26].
  • field vole is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'markmus'}[27].

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Classification

field vole's scientific name is Microtus agrestis[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Euarvicola[6] and Microtus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Field vole'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Topillo Agreste'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Campagnol Agreste'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Short-tailed Vole'}[19], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Erdmaus'}[20], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'aardmuis'}[21].

Identifiers

field vole's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44282[28]. field vole's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 29092[29]. field vole's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1179633[30]. field vole's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2438616[31]. field vole's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632855[32].

Why It Matters

field vole ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #1,565 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 41 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . ARKive. 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] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . 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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