Microtus

Summary

Microtus is a taxon^[1]. Microtus ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month, #1,563 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Microtus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Microtus is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Microtus belongs to the parent taxon Arvicolinae^[5].
• Microtus is classified within Microtini^[6].
• Microtus's scientific name is Microtus^[7].
• Microtus's Commons category is recorded as Microtus^[8].
• Microtus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Microtus^[9].
• Microtus's homonymous taxon is recorded as Microtus^[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Microtus is Microtus^[7]. Microtus is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Arvicolinae^[5] and Microtini^[6].

Identifiers

Microtus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44259^[11]. Microtus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10053^[12]. Microtus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 34264^[13]. Microtus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2438591^[14]. Microtus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180296^[15].

Why It Matters

Microtus ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month, #1,563 of 195,241).^[2] Microtus has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] Microtus is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]